Integrated groundwater management and it's role in the reduction of water shortage and insuring increased water demand in Barada and Auvage basin


Abstract in English

Barada and Auvage basin, experience of limited water resources against growing of human activities related to increasing of inhabitants, and climate changes influence on precipitation and water balance. This research focuses on the definition of present and expected water shortage in Barada and Auvage basin within the period between 2012-2035 year, and the abilities of its changes regarding the increasing of the gap between supply and demand, and the role of integrated groundwater resources management in facing water challenges, so decreasing of water shortage, taking into account, sustainability of ecosystems, as an important element of integrated water resources management.

References used

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003, groundwater management, the search for practical approaches, Rome
UNESCO, 1995, hydrological research and water resources management strategies in arid and semi-arid zones, IHP-VI technical documents in hydrology, No.32, the International Symposium (Tashkent, Uzbekistan), 25-30 September
The World Bank, 2002-2006, Sustainable Groundwater Management: Concepts and Tools, Urban Wastewater as Groundwater Recharge

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