This article investigates Qatar’s sustainability crisis of the high levels of water, electricity and food use. The high levels of consumption have been enabled by Qatar’s significant hydrocarbons wealth, a generous rentier state’s redistributive water governance, and structural dependence on imported food and food production subsidies. The water crisis is silent because it does not generate supply disruptions nor any public discontentment. The geopolitical blockade Qatar is experiencing sparked discussions in policy circles on the best ways to ensure food security, but has only exacerbated its water insecurity. The blockade makes more urgent than ever the necessity to maximize and increase synergies among different sectors.

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处于封锁状态下的食利者国家：卡塔尔从能源充裕和粮食不安全到无声的水危机的水能食品困境

本文研究了卡塔尔的水，电和粮食高使用量带来的可持续性危机。卡塔尔的大量碳氢化合物财富，慷慨的食利州政府对水的重新分配以及对进口食品和食品生产补贴的结构性依赖，使高消费量成为可能。水危机是沉默的，因为它不会造成供应中断或任何公众不满。卡塔尔的地缘政治封锁正在政策界引发关于确保粮食安全的最佳方法的讨论，但只会加剧其水的不安全状况。封锁比以往任何时候都更加迫切需要最大化和增强不同部门之间的协同作用。