“MENA Desalination Market” a market report from Ventures ONSITE finds “the world’s desalination market is projected to reach US$7b by 2022, with the MENA region accounting for US$4.3b” And “expenditure on new desalination capacity is expected to reach US$100b by 2020” the report forecasts.

“The countries in the MENA region are likely to rely further on desalination in order to seek solutions to water scarcity due to rising population, pollution, industrial development, and climate change. RO [reverse osmosis] technology will continue to dominate as the reliable and efficient technology for desalination.”

Read the full report here.