Groundwater governance: Addressing core concepts and challenges

A Closas, KG Villholth - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With decreasing aquifer levels, increasing groundwater pollution, inequitable access, and
generally poor management outcomes, better groundwater governance has been put …

Treated wastewater use in Saudi Arabia: challenges and initiatives

OKM Ouda - International Journal of Water Resources …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia considers treated wastewater a major water source
and aims to achieve 100% use of treated wastewater by 2025. This article reviews Saudi …

Modeling impact of climate change on surface water availability using SWAT model in a semi-arid basin: case of El Kalb River, Lebanon

J Saade, M Atieh, S Ghanimeh, G Golmohammadi - Hydrology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Assessing the impact of climate change on streamflow is crucial for depicting the
vulnerability of water resources and for identifying proper adaptation measures. This study …

A blockchain based framework for efficient water management and leakage detection in urban areas

MT Naqash, TA Syed, SS Alqahtani, MS Siddiqui… - Urban Science, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sustainable urban water management is essential to handle water scarcity, leakage, and
inefficient distribution. This paper covers water management in urban areas, including an …

Unidirectional trends in daily rainfall extremes of Iraq

SA Salman, S Shahid, T Ismail, NA Rahman… - Theoretical and applied …, 2018 - Springer
The unidirectional trends in rainfall and rainfall-related extremes in Iraq have been assessed
using long-term daily rainfall data (1965–2015). The modified version of Man-Kendall (m …

Controlling groundwater over abstraction: state policies vs local practices in the Jordan highlands

M Al Naber, F Molle - Water policy, 2017 - iwaponline.com
The control of groundwater over abstraction is a vexing problem worldwide. Jordan is one of
the countries facing severe water scarcity which has implemented a wide range of measures …

Climate change and nutrition: implications for the eastern Mediterranean region

A Al-Jawaldeh, M Nabhani, M Taktouk… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) is considered among the world's most vulnerable
to the dire impacts of climate change. This review paper aims at (1) characterizing climate …

Water Energy Food Nexus to Tackle Future Arab Countries Water Scarcity

M Hindiyeh, A Albatayneh… - Air, Soil and Water …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Several Arab countries face numerous environmental problems in addition to climate
change, desertification, and water crisis. Multiple issues related to water and energy need to …

Towards Sustainable Water Resources Management Considering Climate Change in the Case of Saudi Arabia

A Alodah - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Saudi Arabia is one of the most water-scarce nations in the world, with a huge demand-
supply gap, and the situation is expected to worsen due to climate change. Conventional …

Integrated urban water management scenario modeling for sustainable water governance in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

C Saraswat, BK Mishra, P Kumar - Sustainability Science, 2017 - Springer
The goal of ensuring water availability and sustainable management of water for all by 2030
is one of the top priorities of the UN-SDGs. The fragile institutional capabilities induce the …