This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Qatar Food Security Expert, Security Chairman at Qatar National Food Security Programme
"Imagine a country with abundant power -- oil and gas, sunshine, wind (and money) -- but missing one key essential for life: water."
"This is the situation in Qatar: … We only have two days of water reserve, we import 90 percent of our food, and we only cultivate less than one percent of our land."