The document discusses challenges and opportunities for mainstreaming water scarcity issues into policy agendas in the West Asia-North Africa region. Key points include: - There is a lack of coordinated institutional bodies specialized in water scarcity management at national and regional levels. Such bodies are needed to develop strategies and share best practices. - Stakeholder involvement in policymaking is ambiguous and crisis-driven rather than preventative. Improved participation is needed. - Definitions and indicators of water scarcity need to be improved to better assess policy effectiveness and drive decision-making. - More innovative solutions are required to increase water availability and efficiency, such as research funding and public-private partnerships.