Desertification

A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …

Desertification sensitivity analysis using MEDALUS model and GIS: a case study of the Oases of Middle Draa Valley, Morocco

A Ait Lamqadem, B Pradhan, H Saber, A Rahimi - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Oases can play a significant role in the sustainable economic development of arid and
Saharan regions. The aim of this study was to map the desertification-sensitive areas in the …

Monitoring spatiotemporal variation of groundwater level and salinity under land use change using integrated field measurements, GIS, geostatistical, and remote …

A Moumane, FE El Ghazali, J Al Karkouri… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The cultivation of watermelons has been a fast growing agriculture industry in the arid,
desert regions of Morocco, relying on groundwater pumping and transformation of …

Monitoring long-term land use, land cover change, and desertification in the Ternata oasis, Middle Draa Valley, Morocco

A Moumane, J Al Karkouri, A Benmansour… - Remote Sensing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Landsat time-series with 10-year intervals from 1991 to 2021 were used to extract
information on land use and land cover (LULC) changes in the Ternata oasis over the past …

Quantitative assessment of desertification in an arid oasis using remote sensing data and spectral index techniques

AA Lamqadem, H Saber, B Pradhan - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Desertification is an environmental problem worldwide. Remote sensing data and technique
offer substantial information for mapping and assessment of desertification. Desertification is …

[HTML][HTML] Water quality, biological quality, and human well-being: Water salinity and scarcity in the Draa River basin, Morocco

N Kaczmarek, I Mahjoubi, M Benlasri, M Nothof… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
River ecosystems are being threatened by rising temperatures, aridity, and salinity due to
climate change and increased water abstractions. These threats also put human well-being …

Social-ecological interactions in the Draa River Basin, southern Morocco: Towards nature conservation and human well-being using the IPBES framework

E Berger, L Bossenbroek, AJ Beermann… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water is essential to human societies and a prerequisite for flourishing nature, especially in
arid regions. Yet, climate change and socio-economic developments are expected to …

COVID-19 in Rural India, Algeria, and Morocco: A Feminist Analysis of Small-Scale Farmers' and Agricultural Laborers' Experiences and Inventive Practices

I Leonardelli, L Bossenbroek, H Ftouhi… - Frontiers in Human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this paper we present a situated analysis of the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic
on the life of small-scale farmers and agricultural laborers in India, Algeria, and Morocco. We …

Origin and salinization processes of groundwater in the semi-arid area of zagora graben, southeast Morocco

A Ait Lemkademe, M El Ghorfi, L Zouhri, O Heddoun… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Located in the southeastern region of Morocco, the Zagora area mainly relies on
groundwater as a source of water supply. However, this groundwater is often of concern …

Drought and desertification in Moroccan Pre-Sahara, Draa valleys: exploring from the perspective of young people

A Karmaoui - Geoenvironmental Disasters, 2019 - Springer
Background Worldwide, the arid regions have been experiencing cyclical droughts and
devastation due to land desertification. A multi-criteria approach was proposed to establish …