Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region

• Author : Mehrez Zribi,Luca Brocca,Yves Tramblay,Francois Molle
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 31 May 2020

Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region summarizes and collates scientific developments around water resources in the Mediterranean socio-economic environment through a multidisciplinary framework synthesizing hydrology, hydrogeology, climate, bioclimatology, economics, and geography. As such, it provides essential information for any reader looking to learn more about the Mediterranean which is experiencing the impact of climate change and concurrent complex issues of anthropogenic effects, especially in agriculture and other resource uses. Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region covers different challenges in the

• Author : Redouane Choukr-Allah,Ragab Ragab,Rafael Rodriguez-Clemente
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 04 October 2012

This book puts great emphasis on the importance of Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM as the way forward towards food, water, and energy security. It offers better ways and means of managing the limited water resources; using water more efficiently; adopting new policies in order to cope with climate change and drought; increase water supply through the use of non conventional water resources, especially waste water; inducing stakeholders participation and information exchange and raise public awareness to the value of

• Author : Mehrez Zribi,Luca Brocca,Yves Tramblay,Francois Molle
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 14 June 2020

Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region summarizes and collates scientific developments around water resources in the Mediterranean socio-economic environment through a multidisciplinary framework synthesizing hydrology, hydrogeology, climate, bioclimatology, economics, and geography. As such, it provides essential information for any reader looking to learn more about the Mediterranean which is experiencing the impact of climate change and concurrent complex issues of anthropogenic effects, especially in agriculture and other resource uses. Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region covers different challenges in the

• Author : Dominic Stucker,Elena Lopez-Gunn
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 27 August 2014

The impacts of human-induced climate change are largely mediated by water, such as alterations in precipitation and glacial melt patterns, variations in river flow, increased occurrence of droughts and floods, and sea level rise in densely populated coastal areas. Such phenomena impact both urban and rural communities in developed, emerging, and developing countries. Taking a systems approach, this book analyzes evidence from 26 countries and identifies common barriers and bridges for local adaptation to climate change through water resources management. It

• Author : Roula Khadra,Juan Antonio Sagardoy
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 27 March 2019

This book aims at deriving governance and sustainability lessons from analysing the implementation and management of some major irrigation programs in the Mediterranean Region. Eight countries are targeted, namely: Spain, Italy, Albania, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. The main focus programs include the modernisation and rehabilitation of the existing irrigation systems, the transfer of irrigation management responsibilities to water users’ organizations, public private partnerships arrangements, the monitoring & evaluation of participatory irrigation management and transfer processes, and the governance of

• Author : Giuseppe Rossi,Antonino Cancelliere,L. S. Pereira,Theib Oweis,Muhammad Shatanawi
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 02 February 2023

The increasing risk of severe droughts and water shortages emphasizes the need for an integrated approach to drought mitigation. However, effective tools for the implementation of such an approach have not been available till now. This book contributes to an improved preparedness for drought in water supply systems, providing tools useful for a better decision making process in drought management. It presents methods and software features of a Decision Support System (DSS) developed within a European research project and consists

• Author : Jose Rubio,Uriel Safriel,Raul Daussa,Winfried Blum,Fausto Pedrazzini
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 03 May 2009

Based on the suggestions made by the speakers of Plenary Session IV “Ch- lenges to the management of water resources and to countering deserti cation in the Mediterranean region” during the 15th Economic and Environmental Forum, the OCEEA proposed to organize a workshop on “Water Scarcity, Land Degra- tion and Deserti cation in the Mediterranean region – Environment and Security Aspects”. In order to build on common synergies, OSCE sought co-operation with c- leagues from NATO, in particular from the Science

• Author : Alain Vidal,International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage. Secretariat
• Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
• Release : 02 February 2023

In the Mediterranean region, agriculture is considered as the sector where the biggest volume of water can be saved as it represents around 80 percent of total demand, and a large amount of water is poorly used. The idea of the present report is to gather a number of "success stories". The case studies in five countries (Jordan, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey and Tunisia) were analysed in terms of main success as well as limiting factors, reported water savings and crop yield

• Author : Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC),Brian Azzopardi,Mario V. Balzan,Semia Cherif,Enrique Doblas-Miranda,Maria dos Santos,Philippe Dobrinski,Marianela Falder,Abed El Rahman Hassoun,Carlo Giupponi,Vally (Vassiliki) Koubi,Manfred A. Lange,Piero Lionello,María Carmen Llasat,Stefano Moncada,Rachid Mrabet,Shlomit Paz,Robert Savé,Maria Snoussi,Andrea Toreti,Athanasios T. Vafeidis,Elena Xoplaki
• Publisher : MedECC
• Release : 17 November 2020

The First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) prepared by the independent network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC) founded in 2015 was published in November 2020. MAR1 assesses the best available scientific knowledge on climate and environmental change and associated risks in the Mediterranean Basin in order to render it accessible to policymakers, stakeholders and citizens. The report has been written by 190 scientists from 25 countries, all contributing in individual capacity and without financial compensation. The report includes a Summary for

• Author : Redouane Choukr-Allah,Ragab Ragab,Rafael Rodriguez-Clemente
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 09 November 2014

This book puts great emphasis on the importance of Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM as the way forward towards food, water, and energy security. It offers better ways and means of managing the limited water resources; using water more efficiently; adopting new policies in order to cope with climate change and drought; increase water supply through the use of non conventional water resources, especially waste water; inducing stakeholders participation and information exchange and raise public awareness to the value of

• Author : Tsugihiro Watanabe,Selim Kapur,Mehmet Aydın,Rıza Kanber,Erhan Akça
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 11 December 2018

This book is based on the outcomes of a Turkish-Japanese bilateral project dealing with the impacts of climate change on basin agro-ecosystems. The book is unique in showing an up-to-date knowledge for the developing world. The chapters are related to: a) the development and improvement of a regional climate model for a more accurate prediction with higher resolution of future changes in regional climate, b) the structure of land and water management in agricultural production systems in arid areas, especially

• Author : Damià Barceló,Mira Petrovic
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 06 January 2011

Water scarcity and the need for ecological sustainability have led to the introduction of treated waste water as an additional water resource in the national water resource management plans of Mediterranean countries. Summarizing the results generated within the European Union-funded project INNOVA-MED, this volume highlights the following topics: Application of innovative technologies and practices for waste water treatment and reuse adapted to the Mediterranean region Constraints on the application of advanced treatments and reuse of reclaimed water and sludge Problems

• Author : Floor Brouwer,Jan van der Straaten
• Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Release : 01 January 2002

Nature and agriculture both shape the European countryside and one of the main challenges for the years to come will be to strengthen their interaction for the future development of rural areas. In this valuable and highly topical book, the authors demonstrate how economics and ecology can play a critical role in maintaining and sustaining this relationship. The book identifies the dilemmas facing European agriculture and explores their economic and ecological consequences. The authors believe a better understanding of these

• Author : Hüseyin Gökçekus,Umut Türker,James W. LaMoreaux
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 08 February 2016

The Mediterranean Region is distinguished for its special geographical, geoeconomical, geopolitical and environmental specialities. Being at the cross roads of three continents makes water a central issue for regional policies. The Regional Meeting on water in the Mediterranean Basin was expected to bring together the Mediterranean community of water to identify and analyze major regional perspective on global water issues, the outcomes of this meeting provided a significant contribution incorporating the development of the thematic and political processes at the

• Author : Andrea Scozzari,Bouabid El Mansouri
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 28 August 2011

The role of water in our communities, from local to regional and right up to global levels, poses a series of key questions about climate change, about the anthropogenic impact on the environment, and about all the interconnected actions and events that affect the availability and quality of the resource. All these questions share a common demand for more scientific knowledge and information. In this particular context the disciplinary boundaries are fading, and there is a growing need to create