Food insecurity concerns are as old as humanity. Food security exists when all population,
at all times, has access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. It is built on four pillars, namely …

This paper examines the climate change impact on the spatiotemporal soil salinity dynamics
during the last 30 years (1987–2017) in the arid landscape. The state of Kuwait, located at …

The nations that comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are located in one of the
most water-stressed regions in the world. This region has faced serious socioeconomic and …

Restoration programs require long-term monitoring and assessment of vegetation growth
and productivity. Remote sensing technology is considered to be one of the most powerful …

The present study focuses on the validation and comparison of eight different physical
models for soil salinity mapping in an arid landscape using two independent Landsat …

Coastal aquifer is a fragile environment due to the interaction of groundwater with seawater,
especially in arid environments. Groundwater along Kuwait's Bay is polluted due to …

The goal of this study is to validate and analyze NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive
(SMAP) products over the desert of Kuwait. The study period was between April 2015 and …

Aggregate stability, an indicator of soil structural resistance to mechanical forces, depends
upon the strength of binding substances within the aggregate. Adhesion of calcium (Ca 2+) …

Drought is the most critical limiting factor affecting plant survival, development, and
adaptation in the desert ecosystem. Native desert plant species are adaptable natural …

Kuwait is a desert and hyper-arid country with low rainfall, high temperature, and scarcity of
arable land and water resources. Kuwait produces food locally to a limited extent, and …