"Climatic Change and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa" is dedicated to high-priority topics related to the impact of climate change on water resources in a water scarce region. The subject is described and discussed in three main chapters and different case studies. The three main chapters are (1) Climatic changes - sources and effects on the water cycle, (2) Impact of climate change on water resources, (3) Water resources and water management. These chapters are split up into further 26 sections. A total of 64 individuals from many countries have made contributions to this book. All topics in this book are complimentary and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the interactions between global climate change, world water cycle and water resources. A valuable and meaningful interdisciplinary mixture of topics is combined in this book which will be of great interest to many scientists.
Author(s): F. Zereini, H. Hotzl
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 572
Cover
......Page 1
Front matter......Page 2
Contents......Page 9
1 Global Climate Changes – Sources and
Impacts on the Water Cycle......Page 20
1.1 Climate Change and Water Cycle — Some Lessons
from the Geological Past......Page 22
1.2 Climate Change and the Water Cycle - Some
Information Concerning Precipitation Trends......Page 33
1.3 Moroccan Climate in the Present and Future:
Combined View from Observational Data and
Regional Climate Scenarios......Page 47
1.4 Impact of Climate Change on Water Availability in
the Near East......Page 64
1.5 Climatic Changes in Lebanon, Predicting Uncertain
Precipitation Events — Do Climatic Cycles Exist?......Page 76
2 Impact of Climate Change on Water
Resources......Page 92
2.1 Water Resources Management in the Middle East
under Aspects of Climatic Changes......Page 94
2.2 Virtual Water Trade as an Adaptation Demand
Management of Climate Change Impact on Water
Resources in the Middle East......Page 110
2.3 The Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources
in Jordan......Page 126
2.4 Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of
Lebanon: Indications of Hydrological Droughts......Page 141
2.5 The Impact of Global Warming on the Water
Resources of the Middle East: Past, Present, and
Future......Page 160
2.6 Decadal Precipitation Variances and Reservoir
Inflow in the Semi-Arid Upper Drâa Basin (South-
Eastern Morocco)......Page 180
2.7 Management Options for a Sustainable
Groundwater Use in the Middle Drâa Oases under
the Pressure of Climatic Changes......Page 194
3 Water Resources and Water Management......Page 211
3.1 A Decision Support System (DSS) for Water
Resources Management, – Design and Results from
a Pilot Study in Syria......Page 213
3.2 Management Strategies of Water Resources in the
Arid Zone of South-Eastern Morocco......Page 240
3.3 The Role of Groundwater During Drought in Tunisia......Page 252
3.4 The Evolution of Groundwater Exploration Methods
in the Moroccan Oases through History, and
Managing Ecological Risk of their Present Pollution......Page 280
3.5 Investigating Unconsolidated Aquifers in an Arid
Environment – A Case Study from the Lower Jordan
Valley/Jordan......Page 302
3.6 Water Resources Protection Efforts in Jordan and
their Contribution to a Sustainable Water Resources
Management......Page 338
3.7 Model Investigations on the Groundwater System in
Jordan – A Contribution to the Resources
Management (National Water Master Plan)......Page 359
3.8 Seawater Intrusion in Greater Beirut, Lebanon......Page 372
3.9 Long Term (1970 – 2001) Eco–Hydrological
Processes in Lake Kinneret and its Watershed......Page 383
3.10 Transfer of the Concepts of the European Water
Framework Directive to Arid and Semiarid Regions......Page 412
3.11 Seal Formation Effects on Soil Infiltration and
Runoff in Arid and Semiarid Regions under Rainfall
and Sprinkler Irrigation Conditions......Page 437
3.12 Restoring the Shrinking Dead Sea
— The Environmental Imperative —......Page 461
3.13 Groundwater in the Shallow Aquifer of the Jericho
Area, Jordan Valley – Noble Gas Evidence for
Different Sources of Salinization......Page 477
3.14 The Interaction of Population Dynamics and
Transformations in Water Supply Systems in the
Jordan River Basin......Page 504
Index
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