Actualizing water ethics in the regional context of the Arab world

The main concern of the paper is to actualize water uses ethics among various stakeholders in the Arab region. The approach is cultural, that is propagating social learning and have "bottom-up" education and communication functions, as well as "top down" high level applied research aspects with industry and technology participation. The paper examines the key factors in the Arab water crisis, and assesses the progress made in implementing initiatives, programs of action based on the "Arab water vision" 2025, and how best water ethics could contribute to its realization? The central question is how we, as Arabs, can set in motion a process that actualizes our vision? And applying new tools and techniques based on participation of relevant stakeholders in decision making, knowledge and experience transfer among water institutions and organization, and through benchmarking and bench-learning of best practices.