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Integrating stakeholder views and system dynamics to assess the waterenergyfood nexus in Andalusia
A nexus approach can support the transition to sustainability by addressing trade-offs and pursuing synergies to improve water, energy, and food security. In this paper, a participatory system dynamics model was developed to identify and assess [...]Article
H. Bazzi ; N. Baghdadi ; I. Fayad ; F. Charron ; M. Zribi ; H. Belhouchette |Better management of water consumption and irrigation schedule in irrigated agriculture is essential in order to save water resources, especially at regional scales and under changing climatic conditions. In the context of water management, the [...]Article
Water storage requirements in the Mediterranean region vary in time and are strongly affected by the local geography and climate conditions. The objective of this study is to assess the implications of climate change on the water balance of an a[...]Article
F. Pedrero ; S.R. Grattan ; A. Ben-Gal ; G.A. Vivaldi |Olive trees are iconic to the Mediterranean landscape and in recent times, have expanded to other regions across the globe that share similar climatic conditions. Olive oil production benefits from irrigation, but with a changing climate and unc[...]Article
Irrigation water accounting (IWA) plays a key role in irrigation management in arid or semi-arid environments. Currently, water managers perform IWA through indirect or direct measurements such as statistical methods or flow meters. However, the[...]Article
Reuse of wastewater (WW) as an agricultural irrigation source is being considered with increasing interest, mainly in arid and semiarid zones. However, due to the complex nature of WW its reuse can have an impact on the fate of the pesticides ad[...]Article
Cette enquête ethnographique conduite en 2015 vise à comprendre comment les agriculteurs de la Beqaa construisent leur tenure de leau dirrigation en lien avec la tenure de la terre, et quelles sont les modalités dappropriation et dutilisatio[...]Article
Apulia has a considerable demand of irrigation water, however high inefficiency levels of the collective water networks force most of the regional farms to use groundwater, with a consequent worsening of its quality, as well as of soil and crops[...]Article
Understanding the complex relationship between water, agriculture and poverty (WAP) is essential for informed policy-making in light of increasing demand for scarce water resources and greater climatic variability. Yet, our understanding of the [...]Article
En associant ethnographie et approche diachronique dans une commune de la plaine de Marrakech, cet article tente de montrer la coconstruction dans le temps dun terroir irrigué et dun groupe social. Les enjeux techniques et politico-économiques[...]Article
The objective of this study was to identify the different irrigators strategies and to analyze the economic profitability of irrigated production systems in relation to adaptations to the scarcity of groundwater resources in a context of climat[...]Article
In southern Tunisia water for irrigation is very important. Its management requires adequate control to ensure the sustainability of the irrigated lands. Affected by desertification, natural resources are limited. Intensification and excessive i[...]Article
Cet article étudie le rôle des associations dirrigants en tant quacteurs indispensables de la gestion intégrée de leau des retenues collinaires en Algérie, avec un focus sur la wilaya dAïn Defla. Un projet de recherche-action mené avec lIns[...]Article
M.A. Elleuch ; M. Anane ; J. Euchi ; A. Frikha |Modernization and optimization of irrigated agriculture management can involve substantial conflicting factors using the opinions of experts. A combined approach based on concepts of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (FMCDM) methods and Mathe[...]Article
La mauvaise gestion des eaux au niveau de loasis dIn-Salah, notamment le développement des forages illicites et la gestion non raisonnée des ressources en eau, a fait apparaître des quantités non négligeables deaux excédentaires qui ont forte[...]Article
R. Erel ; A. Eppel ; U. Yermiyahu ; A. Ben-Gal ; A. Dag ; G. Levy ; I. Zipori ; G.E. Shaumann ; O. Mayer |Utilization of reclaimed wastewater (RWW) presents an alternative to irrigation of agricultural crops with fresh water (Fr), especially in dry areas characterized by water scarcity. While RWW often contains considerable amounts of valuable plant[...]Article
N. Maatala ; T. Chati ; M. Benabdellah ; P. Lebailly |Le recours au partenariat public-privé dans le domaine de lirrigation par le Maroc a été initié 2005 dans le cadre du projet El Guerdane dont lobjectif est de sauvegarder un périmètre agrumicole de 10 000 ha. Lobjectif de cet article est de d[...]Article
Climate change exacerbates the effects of water scarcity on livelihoods. Governments can intervene by structuring incentives for agricultural adaptations so that farmers can choose the ones that create more benefits for the society as a whole. T[...]Article
E. Borsato ; A. Galindo ; P. Tarolli ; L. Sartori ; F. Marinello |Increasing global food demand and economic growth result in increasing competition over scarce freshwater resources, worsened by climate change and pollution. The agricultural sector has the largest share in the water footprint of humanity. Whil[...]Article
M. Azzi ; J. Calatrava ; S. Bedrani |Algeria is among the most water-stressed countries in the world. Because of its climatic conditions, irrigation is essential for agricultural production. Water prices paid by farmers in public irrigation districts are very low and do not cover t[...]Article
S. Farolfi ; D. Dubois ; S. Morardet ; I. Nouichi ; S. Marlet |Leau dirrigation est une ressource cruciale pour le développement économique et social en Tunisie. Dans un contexte de décentralisation et de délégation du rôle de lÉtat, une part importante de la gestion de cette eau dirrigation a été confi[...]Article
O.M. Savchenko ; M. Kecinski ; T. Li ; K.D. Messer ; H. Xu |Recycled water is one potential solution to meeting the growing demand for irrigation water in the U.S. and worldwide. However, widespread adoption of recycled water by agriculture will depend on consumers acceptance of food crops grown with th[...]Article
Irrigation water demand is highly variable and depends on farmer behaviour, which affects the performance of irrigation networks. The irrigation depth applied to each farm also depends on farmer behaviour and is affected by precise and imprecise[...]Article
Les études des performances des systèmes irrigués ont montré une diversité des paramètres selon le point de vue porté par lévaluateur. A cet effet, les approches disciplinaires basées sur la seule dimension hydraulique ou économique napparaiss[...]Article
R. Saliba ; R. Callieris ; D. DAgostino ; R. Roma ; A. Scardigno |Reuse of treated wastewater could provide a key solution to address sustainable water resources management in agriculture. However, the success of this practice depends on public acceptance and involvement, which require careful assessement and [...]Article
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Etude de la qualité des eaux de barrages à usage agricole dans une région du Nord-Ouest de l'Algérie
En lAlgérie, depuis lindépendance, lagriculture a été le maillon central de toutes les réflexions sur le développement économique mais leau en est la contrainte. Elle est le facteur limitant pour les bons rendements lors des années de sécher[...]Article
Cet article met en évidence les confusions existantes relatives aux termes employés dans les travaux sur les usages de leau : besoins, demandes, apports, consommation, prélèvements. Nous proposons un cadre terminologique adapté aux enjeux de la[...]Article
Lobjectif de cet article est danalyser lefficacité technique et dusage de leau dirrigation dans le périmètre irrigué Jijel-Taher dans lEst de lAlgérie, ainsi que leffet de différents niveaux de quotas deau sur lamélioration de ces ind[...]Article
M. Jaad |Lobjet de cette contribution est de savoir à quel point les questions de lenvironnement, de la gestion de leau et du développement durable constituent des préoccupations majeures pour le tissu associatif. A cette fin, nous nous sommes focalis[...]