GDP Per Capita: $87,661 ▲ World Top 10 | Non-Hydrocarbon GDP: ~58% ▲ +12pp vs 2010 | LNG Capacity: 77 MTPA ▲ →126 MTPA by 2027 | Qatarisation Rate: ~12% ▲ Private sector | QIA Assets: $510B+ ▲ Top 10 SWF globally | Fiscal Balance: +5.4% GDP ▲ Surplus sustained | Doha Metro: 3 Lines ▲ 76km operational | Tourism Arrivals: 4.0M+ ▲ Post-World Cup surge | GDP Per Capita: $87,661 ▲ World Top 10 | Non-Hydrocarbon GDP: ~58% ▲ +12pp vs 2010 | LNG Capacity: 77 MTPA ▲ →126 MTPA by 2027 | Qatarisation Rate: ~12% ▲ Private sector | QIA Assets: $510B+ ▲ Top 10 SWF globally | Fiscal Balance: +5.4% GDP ▲ Surplus sustained | Doha Metro: 3 Lines ▲ 76km operational | Tourism Arrivals: 4.0M+ ▲ Post-World Cup surge |

Water-Security

Desalination

Encyclopedia entry on desalination — the process of removing salt from seawater to produce freshwater, and Qatar's near-total dependence on desalinated water for its domestic supply.

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Environmental Development — Qatar National Vision 2030 Pillar

Analysis of the Environmental Development pillar of Qatar National Vision 2030: water security, carbon emissions, biodiversity, sustainable urban planning, climate adaptation, and the hydrocarbon production tension.

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Qatar's Desalination Infrastructure: Efficiency Transition and Water Security

An analysis of Qatar's desalination infrastructure covering Umm Al Houl and Ras Abu Fontas plants, the transition from MSF/MED to reverse osmosis, energy intensity reduction, Kahramaa management, and strategic water storage capacity.

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Water and Food Security: Qatar's Existential Vulnerability

Analysis of Qatar's structural dependence on desalinated water and imported food, the vulnerabilities exposed by the 2017 blockade, and the national security implications of resource scarcity in an arid microstate.

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