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 The growth of industry and agriculture depends on the availability of water. Due to limited natural water supplies, a well-established infrastructure for supplying water, the expansion of irrigated agriculture, and industrialization, Kuwait is experiencing a water crisis. In order to manage Kuwait's water resources in a safe and sustainable manner going forward for all water users, this paper explains how to assess various management strategies and policies on a strategic level. Using a decision-support tool based on the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) technique, potential interventions/management choices are identified and assessed. The usage of trade-off between various management options and strategic policies in Kuwait is unique to this article.

In Kuwait, it has become crucial to guarantee the availability of trustworthy water resources and the usage of high-quality water without endangering the general public's health.  Due to a lack of natural water resources, population increase, rising standards of living, a lack of well-developed supply infrastructure, and the habit of advancing industrialisation without a suitable connection between livelihood and water security, Kuwait is experiencing a water crisis. Additionally, Kuwait's non-conventional water supplies are expensive and vulnerable. Sustainability and security of water resources are intertwined in nations like Kuwait, where they are also the primary issue for socioeconomic development. Providing sustainable access to adequate supplies of water of a suitable quality for sustaining livelihoods and socioeconomic development while assuring protection against pollution and preserving ecosystems is the goal of both water sustainability and security. In order to ensure future water supplies and achieve sustainable water resource management, the focus of this article is on how to establish and evaluate appropriate policies and management alternatives in response to the economic, environmental, financial, and cultural circumstances in Kuwait.

In Kuwait, the idea of "virtual water" is not widely understood. When food or other goods are imported or exported across nations, embedded water trade takes place. The argument was put up by Allan to support the notion that by relying more on imported food, nations like Kuwait can conserve their limited water resources for more pressing needs. By definition, the virtual water includes the amount of water required to make and process a good. For instance, if a person uses 3500 l of water in the UK, only 150 l of that is utilised inside the home; the remaining amount is embedded (or disguised as virtual water) in the food and goods that person consumes. The aim is to import food with its hidden (impeded) water (which is a significant portion of water needs) and leave the rest to be provided by local water resources (for nations that lack natural water resources).Later, Zubari envisioned adopting Virtual Water Trade as a Policy Instrument to help nations like Kuwait with their food security.