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The Gulf cooperation council is an intergovernmental organization comprised of six representative countries ( Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar). The climate of the Gulf cooperation council countries is arid and semi-arid, with high temperatures and scarcity of rainfall. The “Gulf cooperation council” countries have one of the world’s maximal-growing populations. The “Gulf cooperation council” countries’ population is estimated at 54 million in 2020, a 30% increase from 2000, with most people living in the region’s cities. The cultivable land is limited, calculating about 4.25 percent of the total land area in “Gulf cooperation council” countries. However, the forestland area slightly increased from 1227.7 ha in 1990 to 1301.71 ha in 2009. Permanent pasture and meadows land cover areas increased from 121420 ha in 1990 to 172195 ha in 2009. With the specific reference to Qatar as a case study, its population increased haphazardly from 109,521 people to 2,338,085 people between 1970 and 2017. The cultivable land area expanded insignificantly from 1000 ha in 1970 to 14000 ha in 2019. No change was recorded in the area under forestland, and it remained the same at 0.0% in 1970 and 0.0% in 2017. Under enduring pastures and meadows, the land area remained the same from 50,000 ha in 1990 to 50,000 ha in 2009. However, the site lies under permanent crops, and temporary yields also increased.

Keywords- Land use, Climate change, Drought, Pasture, Meadows, etc.