Civil Engineering Research Journal Abstract The world depends on water to sustain life and cater to development. Gulf region is among the most arid environments of the world with no natural water resource, minimum to no rainfall. Complete water requirement is fulfilled by seawater desalination. With increasing urbanization, population growth and increase in standard of living increases the requirement of clean water dramatically. In this paper review the current status and shift of trend in seawater desalination will be discussed about Qatar with reference to the Gulf countries. Qatar is blessed with unprecedented natural gas and oil reserves and the least amount of water available per capita and highest per capita CO2 emission. Water desalination and clean water has been identified as one of the major challenges in Qatar National Vison 2030. As Qatar economy is based on seawater desalination to overcome the water shortages, reduce the carbon footprint, preparation for 2022 FIFA worl