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Context Traditional Irrigation Systems (TIS) are ancient, complex hydro-social systems that entangle a network of socio-technical-ecological relationships, having endured for centuries. TIS faces threats from rural desertification, climate chang[...]
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V. Niccolucci ; M.M. Kemda ; M. Marchi ; G. Cai ; C. Montefrancesco ; S. Parri ; A. Di Noi ; E. Alberti |The Italian wine industry, while economically significant, is also associated with environmental impacts, including the over-exploitation of water resources and the deterioration of water quality. As a result, water management has become an incr[...]
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Water diplomacy provides a way to manage shared water resources through inclusive, cooperative, and flexible methods. In the Nile Basin, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has become a key point of regional tension. It highlights the com[...]
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Integrating traditional irrigation knowledge with modern sustainable water management practices offers valuable solutions to water scarcity in arid regions. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces significant climate challenges, inc[...]
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Water reuse is a promising strategy to mitigate water scarcity in Mediterranean agriculture yet its uptake remains limited due to low public acceptance, high treatment costs and strict safety regulations. While innovative technologies are emergi[...]
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I. El Fartassi ; H. Metcalfe ; R. El Alami ; A. Diarra ; V. Alonso-Chavez ; T.W. Waine ; J. Zawadzka ; A.E. Milne ; R. Corstanje |Climate change has disrupted weather patterns and heightened drought risks in arid and semi-arid regions, requiring adaptations to crop and irrigation strategies to sustain food production. This study integrates qualitative and quantitative appr[...]
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The Axarquía region in southern Spain, a hotspot of avocado and mango production in Europe, underwent an extreme water crisis in 2019–2024. Reservoir levels dropped below the 8% outlet threshold and groundwater in the main aquifer dropped to sea[...]
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M. Ridaoui ; A. Razzouki ; H. Ouhbi ; M. Oudgou ; A. Boudhar |Morocco, located in an arid region and increasingly affected by climate change, faces chronic water stress. This structural vulnerability places mounting pressure on the country's water resources. International trade contributes significantly to[...]
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R. Saci ; M. Keblouti ; O.M. Katipoglu ; B. Durin ; H. Majour ; L. Sayad ; F. Bouzahar ; L. Benchaiba |The estimation of monthly reference evapotranspiration (ET0) is important for the efficient management of water resources, especially in regions with limited meteorological station coverage such as Algeria. For this purpose, different prediction[...]
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Climate change is expected to reduce water availability during cropping season, while growing populations and rising living standards will increase the global water demand. This creates an urgent need for national water management tools to optim[...]
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Morocco is grappling with the severe effects of climate change, causing droughts and decreasing annual precipitation. Agriculture, a significant sector of the economy and livelihood for a significant portion of the population, is facing the brun[...]
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N. Amdar ; A. Anwar ; A. Elmahdi ; J. Al-Bakri ; G. Jewitt ; M. Mul |Jordan's Amman-Zarqa (AZ) basin faces increasing water scarcity due to increasing demands and persistent groundwater over-abstractions for irrigation. To address this issue, water conservation has been set as a national strategy, and several ini[...]
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M.S. Demir ; A. Muratoglu ; V. Kartal ; H. Nas |Climate change intensifies pressures on agricultural water resources, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. This study evaluates the interplay between climate variability and agricultural water footprint (WF) dynamics in Türkiye from 1990 [...]
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Agricultural water resource management is increasingly challenged by climate variability, land degradation, and socio-economic pressures, particularly in the Mediterranean region. This study, conducted in 2023-2024 within the REACT4MED project ([...]
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F. Messaoudi ; B. Ben Nouna ; A. Chebil ; F. Ounaies ; A. Ben Alaya |Tunisia is characterized by water scarcity, growing water demand and considerable waste of this resource especially in the agricultural sector. To cope with this situation and enhance water productivity, appropriate utilization of advanced irrig[...]
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K. Daudin ; G. Belaud ; C. Leauthaud ; Z. Bouzidi ; C. Lejars |The vulnerability of irrigated systems in areas coping with water scarcity has boosted the demand for information and communication technologies (ICTs), e.g. tools and services derived from field sensors or satellite data. ICTs are promising too[...]
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This pioneering study employs the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus (WEFEN) framework to evaluate the sustainability of various wheat irrigation systems—furrow (FI), sprinkler (SI), and drip irrigation (DI)—by integrating renewable energy (sol[...]
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Water scarcity is a critical challenge in arid and semi-arid regions, where agricultural water consumption accounts for a significant portion of freshwater use. Conventional agriculture (CA) methods with high reliance on chemical and mechanical [...]
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In the Middle Atlas region of Morocco, the expansion of irrigated agriculture has led to escalating pressure on groundwater resources, particularly in the Dayet Aoua watersheda zone experiencing both hydrological vulnerability and socio-economic[...]
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S. Mokhtari ; A.M. Benmehaia ; A. Nourani ; A. Hadjeb |Understanding water needs for durum wheat is essential for effective water management in highly sensitive Mediterranean zones, especially under climate change. This study investigates the implications of climate change on the water requirements [...]
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Rainfed agriculture, sustaining billions globally, faces escalating threats from climate change, yet the role of green water (soil moisture) in quantifying these risks remains critically understudied. We quantify green water scarcity (GWS)—insuf[...]
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This study investigates the impact of climate variability on wheat production in Algeria’s semi-arid interior plains from 2014 to 2024, aiming to curb the challenges of rainfed wheat cultivation, optimize irrigation, and improve water productivi[...]
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O. Attar ; M. Leone ; A.M.D. Girolamo ; L. Bouchaou ; Y. Brouziyne ; E.E. Khalki ; H. Berrouch ; S. Taia ; M. Hssaisoune ; Y.A. Brahim |Study region: The Iguidi watershed is located in southeastern Morocco and represents semi-arid region where limited water resources constrain agricultural productivity and sustainability. Study focus: This study assesses the water footprint (WF)[...]
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Unpredictable climate variations, including severe droughts and heat waves, pose significant challenges to agricultural water management and threaten the economic sustainability of farmers. This study examines the effects of different irrigation[...]
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Water scarcity, environmental factors, and climate change significantly impact agricultural productivity, making efficient irrigation strategies essential for sustainable crop production. The aim of this study is to determine how different soil [...]
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C. Ceseracciu ; C. Ceseracciu ; T.P.L. Nguyen ; R. Deriu ; G. Branca ; A.-E.K. Vozinaki ; G.P. Karatzas ; T. Mellah ; H. Akrout ; U. Yildirim ; Mehmet A. Kurt ; S. Jomaa ; A. Carletti ; P.P. Roggero |This study focuses on groundwater governance in Mediterranean socio-ecological systems, where anthropogenic and climate-related pressures lead to issues such as overexploitation, salinisation, and pollution, particularly in coastal areas. It pro[...]
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The increasing severity of water scarcity in southern Europe, caused by climate change, requires advanced and more efficient approaches to agricultural water management. In particular, in this paper, we address this problem for olive groves-a co[...]
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Sustainable water management requires integrated approaches balancing competing demands and environmental sustainability. This study introduces the Sustainable Water Optimization Tool (SUWO), an open-source, Python-based simulation-optimization [...]
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A. Manzoni ; M. Hamam ; G. Pastorelli ; L. Servadei ; S. Chiappini ; A. Pesce ; S. Tarangioli ; R. Pergamo |Among its various targets on restoring natural habitats and ecosystems in the EU, the recently adopted Nature Restoration Law (NRL) introduces ambitious targets for restoring surface water bodies (SWBs) as well. Simultaneously, the Italian CAP S[...]
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I. El Fartassi ; A.E. Milne ; H. Metcalfe ; R. El Alami ; A. Diarra ; V. Alonso-Chavez ; J. Zawadzka ; T.W. Waine ; R. Corstanje |The study presents an agent-based modelling framework that integrates behavioural and biophysical models to investigate shared irrigation water management in an arid region. The behavioural model simulates farmers' decisions about their water ir[...]
