Water conservation in Kuwait: A fuzzy analysis approach

In an arid country like Kuwait with harsh and hot climate conditions, the scarcity of fresh water suppliespresents a serious threat to sustainable socio-economic development and growth. Kuwait is an oil rich countrywith capital abundance and coastal locations enabled it to build desalination plants for fresh water productionthat is sold to the customers at highly subsidized prices. However, due to the sharp increase in population, andmisuse of fresh water, there are shortages in water supply. Therefore, Kuwait should take appropriate measuresto tackle this problem. This study examines the different course of actions required for water conservationsby soliciting water experts opinion. The problem is complex in nature, it constitutes a multi-criteria decisionmaking problem since it comprises several criteria. The Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) isutilized as a decision tool for finding the best course of actions to bring about water conservation. In this work,three factors are considered along with six water conservation policies.