Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 14,24 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 088936804X
Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
Author : Saeid Eslamian
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 1351851160
This volume includes over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world. It examines the environmental aspects of drought such as groundwater and soil contamination, river low-flow, urban water quality, and desertification. It also examines the effects of climate change and variability on drought, and discusses the differences in groundwater, rainfall, and temperatures and their related effects. It presents analytical modeling for better understanding drought in uncertain and changing climates.
Author : Lena M. Tallaksen
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 23,3 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780444516886
The majority of the examples are taken from regions where the rivers run most of the year.
Author : Miloš Gregor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2012-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642322441
This thesis deals with the evaluation of surface and groundwater quality changes in the periods of water scarcity in river catchment areas. The work can be divided into six parts. Existing methods of drought assessment are discussed in the first part, followed by the brief description of the software package HydroOffice, designed by the author. The software is dedicated to analysis of hydrological data (separation of baseflow, parameters of hydrological drought estimation, recession curves analysis, time series analysis). The capabilities of the software are currently used by scientist from more than 30 countries around the world. The third section is devoted to a comprehensive regional assessment of hydrological drought on Slovak rivers, followed by evaluation of the occurrence, course and character of drought in precipitation, discharges, base flow, groundwater head and spring yields in the pilot area of the Nitra River basin. The fifth part is focused on the assessment of changes in surface and groundwater quality during the drought periods within the pilot area. Finally, the results are summarized and interpreted, and rounded off with an outlook to future research.
Author : W. Todd Jarvis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 31,73 MB
Release : 2014-05-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1136212752
The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population. The utilization of aquifer systems also extends beyond freshwater supply to include other resources such as heat extraction and the storage and disposal of substances. Unlike other books about conflict resolution and negotiations over water resources, this volume is unique in focusing exclusively on conflicts over groundwater and aquifers. The author explores the specific challenges presented by these "hidden" resources, which are shown to be very different from those posed by surface water resources. Whereas surface watersheds are static, groundwater boundaries are value-laden and constantly changing during development. The book describes the various issues surrounding the governance and management of these resources and the various parties involved in conflicts and negotiations over them. Through first-hand accounts from a pracademic skilled in both process and substance as a groundwater professional and professional mediator, the book offers options for addressing the challenges and issues through a transdisciplinary approach.
Author : Mark Giordano
Publisher : CABI
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 25,29 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1845931726
While addressing the issues of using groundwater in agriculture for irrigation in the developing world, this book discusses the problems associated with the degradation and overexploitation of using it. It explores the practiced and potential methods for its management in the context of agricultural development.
Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher :
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 2021-07-29
Category :
ISBN : 9789212320274
Droughts have deep, widespread and underestimated impacts on societies, ecosystems, and economies. They incur costs that are borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable people.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251092591
This report aims at integrating regional and country experiences and projects with regard to viable groundwater management practices for the future. It compiles and translates best available present scientific and technical knowledge on groundwater resources and their governance, which is often highly specialized, into simpler language and synoptic representations, accessible to a large public of policy and decision makers across development sectors. It serves as a technical basis for the visioning process, and for the definition of the Framework for Action on groundwater governance.This is one of 3 outputs of project GCP/GLO/277/GEF expected to be published under the names of its 5 partner organizations and widely circulated to policy and decision-makers in countries, as well as other stakeholders of groundwater governance and practionners around the world. This outputs provides the technical basis for the other two: A Global Vision for Groundwater Governance 2030 and Global Framework for Action to Achieve the Vision on Groundwater Governance.
Author : Abhijit Mukherjee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 13,92 MB
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811038899
This book presents recent findings from the South Asian region (SA), broadly including groundwater studies on (a) quantity, (b) exploration, (c) quality and pollution, (d) economics, management and policies, (e) groundwater and society, and (f) sustainable sources. It offers a compilation of compelling, authentic insights into groundwater scenarios throughout the water-stressed South Asia region. Comprising Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, it is the most densely populated region in the world: It occupies approximately 4% of the global land area but supports more than 25% of the global population. The SA region now faces an acute shortage of fresh water due to a rapid rise in water demand and changes in societal water-use patterns. Combining essential advances and perspectives, this book offers a valuable resource for all scientists, planners and policymakers who are interested in understanding and developing the SA and other related areas.
Author : Speed, Robert
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,96 MB
Release : 2016-09-19
Category :
ISBN : 9231000942
