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A GIS-based Approach for Assessing Water Harvesting Suitability in a Badia Benchmark Watershed in Jordan
In arid and semi-arid areas water harvesting techniques can be used to capture and efficiently utilize rainwater runoff to maintain productive and sustainable agro-pastoral systems. With water resources being depleted by ...
Use of SWAT Model for the Assessment of Land Use Changes in an Arid Watershed of Southeast Tunisia
During the last two decades, the Tunisian government has engaged in a vast program for the conservation and mobilization of natural resources. In the Jeffara region, which encompasses the study site, huge works for soil ...
Modelling surface runoff and water productivity in small dryland watersheds with water-harvesting interventions, an application from Jordan
Vast areas of the rangelands (badia) of West Asia and North Africa are severely degraded due to over-grazing, cutting of shrubs and ploughing. Because of the scarce vegetation cover and the often dense soil surface crust, ...
The Khanasser Valley Integrated Research Site - Progress Report 2006
Activities in 2006 focused on a Participatory Learning and Action Research ( PLAR) approach, continued analyses of the groundwater resources via a modelling approach and dialogue with national policy makers. Details of ...
Web-based GIS-Hydrologic Modeling for Siting Water Harvesting Reservoirs
Rainwater harvesting has been practiced at various scales in dry land and semiarid areas as a means to channel and store scarce rainfall for later on- farm or domestic use. The locations for water collecting structures are ...
Using Recharge Estimation by the Water Balance Method as a Baseline for Sustainable Groundwater Management in a Water-Scarce Region of Syria
During the period of observation, groundwater abstractions by farmers in Khanasser valley, a water-scarce region of northwest Syria were largely sustainable. This was found by using the water balance method during a period ...
Water Harvesting for Olive (Olea europaea L.) Trees in a Marginal Dry Area of Northwestern Syria
Olive production in marginal dry areas requires careful soil, water, and nutrient management. Farmers in the Khanasser Valley, Syria, developed their own water-harvesting technique by combining V-shaped bunds with up- and ...