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The integration of remote sensing and socio-economic data is crucial for policy making in regions suffering from water scarcity and climate change. We present a framework that combines remotely sensed estimates of biomass and water use from FAO'[...]Article
Climate change, characterized by rising temperatures and limited precipitation, has intensified the demand for irrigation water while simultaneously restricting its availability. This challenge poses significant risks to agricultural and food pr[...]Article
The era of climate change is already upon us. The UN is on its way to declare highest ocean surface temperatures and also a very short winter and spring. It is a widely recognized fact that the biggest impact of climate change will be felt by th[...]Article
Y. Khardi ; Z.Z. Taleb ; A. Imache ; M. Kuper ; S. Bouarfa ; A. Hammani ; G. Lacombe ; A. Taky |Dans les zones oasiennes du Maroc, lagriculture a connu une extension très importante depuis 30 ans en dehors des oasis, basée principalement sur lexploitation des eaux souterraines et stimulée par des politiques agricoles volontaristes. Les o[...]Article
Water is the main limiting factor in agricultural production in regions where the annual or seasonal rainfall is insufficient for the water requirements of crops [...]Article
In this study, the relationship between the increasing banana production in the Mediterranean region of Türkiye and the performance of Water User Associations (WUAs) is investigated. The increase in banana production due to economic incentives a[...]Article
Y.M. Youssef ; K.S. Gemail ; H.M. Atia ; M. Mahdy |The destabilization of delta's worldwide due to climate change and human activities presents challenges in meeting the growing demands for freshwater and food. The Nile Delta in Egypt is a prime example of a vulnerable region facing various stre[...]Article
In this study, two different irrigation schemes in Turkey were evaluated. One is Devegeçidi irrigation, which was put into operation in 1972. The command area is 5800 ha, and farmers used surface irrigation. Ergani irrigation, a modern irr[...]Article
Water scarcity is a growing challenge to the governance of water resources and to multiple water uses. Dealing with water scarcity requires a better-shared understanding of water supply and demand dynamics on the part of the different stakeholde[...]Article
H. Darouich ; L. Simionesei ; A.R. Oliveira ; R. Neves ; T.B. Ramos |The IrrigaSys decision support system (DSS) has supported farmers decision-making regarding irrigation scheduling in the Sorraia Valley irrigation district in Southern Portugal over a span of six years (20172022). This study aims to conduct a [...]Article
N. Ben Mansour ; A. Hanafi ; N. Faysse ; D. Jourdain |Dans le gouvernorat de Kébili au sud de la Tunisie, les zones irriguées se sont fortement développées ces 30 dernières années. Le système oasien traditionnel, fondé sur des cultures organisées sur trois étages et sur les complémentarités entre a[...]Article
The irrigation water requirements of different crops are becoming a pivotal driver for the governance strategies of water allocation and management. This paper estimates the impact of irrigation water requirements on economic value in terms of t[...]Article
This paper proposes how drought management may be more sustainable in the Mediterranean region in order to face climate change. This paper collects information on the extraordinary efforts to manage drought in the region, highlighting how polici[...]Article
Egypts quota of Nile River water has been constant since the 1950s, despite the continual agricultural land expansion. To facilitate land reclamation, Egypt has reallocated Nile water from downstream users, mostly smallholders in the old lands[...]Article
In recent decades, increased water demand combined with the effects of climate change has endangered water availability in many regions. In this context, sustainable water management has become a priority, seeking to balance human needs with the[...]Article
L.A. Mendonça ; J.J. Loomis ; M. Limont ; M.L.C. Bartz ; W.B. Rauen |Water and food security are constantly on the sustainable development agenda since they are interrelated with anthropogenic and ecosystemic issues present in the economic, environmental, and social spheres. The non-integrative management of thes[...]Article
E. Soana ; A. Gavioli ; F. Neri ; G. Castaldelli |Nitrate pollution and eutrophication remain pressing issues in Europe regarding the quality of aquatic ecosystems and the safety of drinking water. Achieving water quality goals under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) has proven to be particul[...]Article
K. Drastig ; R. Singh ; F.-M. Telesca ; S.Z. Carra ; J. Jordan |Assessment of nutritional water productivity (NWP) combines a metric of crop or livestock production per unit water consumed and human nutritional value of the food produced. As such, it can rationalize the use of scarce water for a portfolio of[...]Article
T. Mabhaudhi ; T.L. Dirwai ; C. Taguta ; A. Sikka ; J. Lautze |While there is a proliferation of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) to enhance agricultural water productivity (AWP) and related objectives such as food security, an assessment of their adoption and performance is not known to be undertaken. To deve[...]Article
Growing water imbalance requires a systematic development process to enable the agriculture sector to address what it faces as challenges. However, the overall longevity and efficiency of developed infrastructure become doubtful if water users a[...]Article
Agricultural production and food are strategically important for nutrition, which is the basic requirement of living. Adequate supply of food depends on the sustainability of agricultural activities. Despite the proportional increase in other se[...]Article
Agriculture is a vulnerable sector to climate change due to its sensitivity to weather conditions. Changes in climatic parameters such as temperature and precipitation significantly affect productivity as well as the consumption of natural resou[...]Article
This editorial paper takes the form of a concise report and delves into a critical and intricate issue essential for the sustainability of agriculture. It centers on the intricate relationship between agri-cultural water resource management and [...]Article
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The United Nations calls for action to achieve 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). We argue that the current development paradigm is an impediment to achieving several of these goals. We identify 14 agricultural research and development (R&[...]Article
Entre épisodes de sécheresse et excès de précipitations, la gestion de la ressource en eau devient stratégique et prioritaire pour nos sociétés. Essentielle au développement des plantes, leau est la ressource première de lagriculture et des fi[...]Article
Z. Bouzidi ; N. Faysse ; I. Mekki ; I. Ferchichi ; E. Hassenforder ; J.-D. Rinaudo |Au Maroc et en Tunisie, la surexploitation des eaux souterraines saccentue, dans un contexte de baisse de la pluviométrie et daugmentation des usages. Après plusieurs années de mise en uvre, lapproche réglementaire et celle cherchant à mobil[...]Article
This study improves the environmental water supply in a wetland using a novel framework in which the environmental impacts due to irrigation supply and the economic losses for agriculture are minimized through the proposal of an optimal cropping[...]Article
H. Choukrani ; A. Imache ; H. Kemmoun ; M. Kuper ; A. Hammani ; A. Taky ; G. Lacombe |Ce travail explore laménagement hydro-agricole des merjas centrales de la plaine du Gharb au Maroc, en suspens depuis plusieurs décennies. Différentes visions contrastées, quant à lévolution et à la mise en valeur de ces zones humides temporai[...]Article
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La réponse au besoin en eau de lagriculture devient un enjeu crucial face au changement climatique et à lobjectif de souveraineté alimentaire. Avec des ressources en eau et une disponibilité de plus en restreinte en été sur les territoires en[...]Article
In this study, we use a gravity model to analyze virtual water flows due to the trade of agricultural products for Turkey. We calculate virtual water flows of agricultural trade for 326 products and 192 trade partners for 2002?2019. The empirica[...]Article
Le Maroc est souvent érigé en exemple international pour sa gestion des ressources en eau. Après une période dinvestissement dans les barrages et les périmètres irrigués publics, cest lintensification de lagriculture et le recours aux eaux s[...]Article
V. Vadez ; R. Pilloni ; A. Grondin ; A. Hajjarpoor ; H. Belhouchette ; Y. Brouziyne ; G. Chehbouni ; M.H. Kharrou ; R. Zitouna-Chebbi ; I. Mekki ; J. Molénat ; F. Jacob ; J. Bossuet |Water scarcity will be one of the main issues of the 21 st century, because of competing needs between civil, industrial, and agriculture use. While agriculture is the largest user of water, its share is bound to decrease as societies develop. C[...]Article
H. Gao ; L. Zhangzhong ; W. Zheng ; G. Chen |The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicated that irrigation technology is the key to improving food security. However, the current restricted agricultural water and land resources limit the agricultural production system, and the press[...]Article
A. Patel ; A. Kethavath ; N.L. Kushwaha ; A. Naorem ; M. Jagadale ; K.R. Sheetal ; P.S. Renjith |The challenges of urbanization, land degradation, water scarcity, and climate change are threatening agricultural systems and food security. Therefore, it is essential to manage land and water resources sustainably to improve productivity and ad[...]Article
H. Saadi ; K. Debabeche ; F. Traore |Knowing the water needs of the date palm is essential, not only for its optimal production, but also for the management of water resources. This study aims to evaluate the irrigation performance of the date palm production system in the region o[...]Article
The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 evoked academic interest in various aspects of international security and stability. The main objective of this study was to elicit the essential features and indicators for gauging the [...]Article
To achieve food security goals, water accounting seems to be one of the most powerful tools to deal with water scarcity management. Thus, indicators, such as virtual water and water productivity, can be considered complementary rather than compe[...]Article
This paper analyses the impacts and water policy implications of an increase of perennial crops on irrigation water requirements and on the vulnerability of the agricultural system to climatic events in the case of the Guadalquivir River basin. [...]Article
Water is an issue in Spain, where it is generally scarce, and its availability is highly variable in different areas and times, particularly in agriculture, the main water consumer. Water pricing is one of the policy instruments used to control [...]Article
D. Pereira ; J.C. Leitao ; P.D. Gaspar ; C. Fael ; I. Falorca ; W. Khairy ; N. Wahid ; H. El Yousfi ; B. Bouazzama ; J. Siering ; H. Hansmann ; J. Zascerinska ; S. Camilleri ; F. Busuttil ; M. Borg ; J. Mizzi ; R. Micallef ; J. Cutajar |Water security is a hot topic all over the world, due to global warming, climate change, natural calamities such as droughts and floods, overuse of water, and other factors. Water issues have been scientifically investigated from several perspec[...]Article
A. Guemouria ; A. Chehbouni ; S. Belaqziz ; T. Epule Epule ; Y. Ait Brahim ; E.M. El Khalki ; D. Dhiba ; L. Bouchaou |In several areas, many social, economic, and physical subsystems interact around water resources. Integrated water management is applied to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vi[...]Article
Les changements climatiques actuels mettent la gestion de leau agricole au coeur de nombreux débats. Les sécheresses observées pendant plusieurs années de suite ont entraîné une réduction des ressources hydrique et ont conduit à un nouveau rega[...]Article
Agriculture is facing several very important challenges. Population growth means that more food must be produced to meet nutritional needs. However, this is putting excessive pressure on natural resources, such as water and land, which are heavi[...]Article
D.L. Hoover ; L.J. Abendroth ; D.M. Browning ; A. Saha ; K. Snyder ; P. Wagle ; L. Witthaus ; C. Baffaut ; J.A. Biederman ; D.D. Bosch ; R. Bracho ; D. Busch ; P. Clark ; P. Ellsworth ; P.A. Fay ; G. Flerchinger ; S. Kearney ; L. Levers ; N. Saliendra ; M. Schmer ; H. Schomberg ; R.L. Scott |Understanding the relationship between water and production within and across agroecosystems is essential for addressing several agricultural challenges of the 21st century: providing food, fuel, and fiber to a growing human population, reducing[...]Article
A. Elbeltagi ; A. Srivastava ; A.H. Al-Saeedi ; A. Raza ; I. Abd-Elaty ; M. El-Rawy |The estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ETo), a crucial step in the hydrologic cycle, is essential for system design and management, including the balancing, planning, and scheduling of agricultural water supply and water resources. When[...]Article
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Concerns about sustainability, climate change and increasing inter-sectoral competition for water and land are pressing societies to set a new course in economic development, agriculture, water distribution and the environment. Although changes [...]Article
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E. Elsadek ; K. Zhang ; A. Mousa ; G.T. Ezaz ; T.L. Tola ; H. Shaghaleh ; A.A. Hamad ; Y. Alhaj Hamoud |Crop growth models are cost-effective and user-friendly tools for decision-makers to develop efficient in-field management strategies. These models are particularly important in countries such as Egypt, where the risk of water scarcity is inevit[...]Ouvrage
La question de l'eau en méditerranée devient de plus en plus importante en raison du réchauffement climatique, des catastrophes naturelles telles que les sécheresses et les inondations. Elle a été étudiée scientifiquement sous plusieurs angles, [...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Le département de la Mayenne, malgré sa richesse en ressources hydrauliques, est confronté à une détérioration de la qualité de l'eau due aux pressions agricoles. L'objectif de cette étude est d'identifier et de classer les sous-bassins versants[...]Article
Climate change is a challenging fact influencing diverse sectors in society including the agricultural one, which is heavily dependent on natural resources and climate. In the Mediterranean region, climate change-related increases in air tempera[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
E. Balti | 2023Despite increasing water use by other sectors, irrigation remains the worlds largest water consumer. Potential water savings can be achieved through more efficient water application technologies and water management practices. These practices a[...]Article
Y. Khardi ; G. Lacombe ; M. Kuper ; A. Taky ; S. Bouarfa ; A. Hammani |Les agriculteurs utilisant les eaux des khettaras, galeries souterraines drainant la nappe phréatique et donnant un accès collectif à leau souterraine dans les oasis, font aujourdhui face à un dilemme. Les khettaras se tarissent sous leffet c[...]Article
Irrigation is one of the main users of water worldwide and its overuse may affect the natural regimes of water systems. To avoid this, drainage and irrigation management needs to be improved. This study aims to determine the amount of water lost[...]Article
Due to poor water resources management, groundwater-dependent agriculture induces substantial stress on several aquifer systems worldwide, which poses a serious threat to water and food security. However, only a few studies have addressed this v[...]Article
The agricultural sector is facing the challenge of climate change, which is increasing difficulties to the activity and the economic sustainability of the primary sector, also affecting farmers revenues. There is a growing need to support polic[...]Article
Les pesticides génèrent des coûts faramineux pour préserver l'eau potable. Les gestionnaires publics réclament désormais le « zéro phyto » sur les territoires dont dépend la ressource en eau.Article
Appropriate irrigation water management has attracted a considerable degree of attention because it is crucial to guarantee water and food security worldwide. A smart irrigation system is applied for the rational use of water in agricultural fie[...]Article
CONTEXT In the Middle Ages, the Muslims introduced communal water management in the Iberian Peninsula. Some irrigation systems of medieval origin are still in operation in the mountainous areas of Southern Spain. Snowmelt runoff is diverted duri[...]Article
K. Benabderrazik ; B. Kopainsky ; E. Monastyrnaya ; W. Thompson ; L. Tazi ; J. Joerin ; J. Six |In Morocco, droughts are an increasing threat affecting water availability, agricultural production and producers' livelihoods. Moreover, water demand for irrigation has led to overexploitation of the groundwater table causing significant natura[...]Article
R.S. Makar ; S.A. Shahin ; M. El-Nazer ; A. Wheida ; M. Abd El-Hady |Climate change and its impact on agriculture and water resources have become a global concern. The implications of extreme weather events on food production and water resource availability are starting to have social and economic effects worldwi[...]Article
Subjective behavior of decision makers (DMs) is paramount when modeling information and communication technology (ICT) adoption choices in irrigated agriculture. Here, efficient ICT-aided irrigation plans often involve a certain degree of uncert[...]Article
A quelque chose, malheur est bon. Quand au début de mars 2022, les Marocains découvrent les dégâts infligés par deux mois darrêt des pluies, conjugués à la spirale inflationniste issue de la pandémie de la COVID-19 dont les impacts sont amplifi[...]Article
Decisions on irrigation water management are usually made at different levels, including farms, water user associations (WUAs), and regional water planning agencies. The latter generally have good access to information and decision tools regardi[...]Article
Saving fresh water is a big challenge for the next generation due to enhanced living standards and population growth. In addition, the expansion of agricultural and industrial activities is causing unmatched demands for fresh water supplies acro[...]Article
In the context of climate change, water management is crucial for controlling the reproductive growth and quality of grapes. In this study, we aim to determine the effects of different water regimes on the yield components and chemical compositi[...]Article
Z. Unnisa ; A. Govind ; M. Marchetti ; B. Lasserre |The ever-increasing water demands in the agricultural sector of the Mediterranean basin region (MBR) under climate change warrants that crop water productivity (WP) is a pertinent topic for discussion. Considering this need, this study aims to s[...]Article
P. Fortes ; S.G. Simoes ; T. Armada Brás ; F. Amorim |Climate change may increase water needs for irrigation in southern Europe competing with other water uses, such as hydropower, which may likely be impacted by lower precipitation. Climate change will also potentially affect the variability and a[...]Article
N.N. Kourgialas ; A. Hliaoutakis ; A.V. Argyriou ; G. Morianou ; A.E. Voulgarakis ; E. Kokinou ; I.N. Daliakopoulos ; D. Kalderis ; K. Tzerakis ; G. Psarras ; N. Papadopoulos ; T. Manios ; A. Vafidis ; P. Soupios |The aim of this paper is the creation of an integrated and free-access web platform for parcel irrigation water management on a large spatial scale (Water District of Crete, in Greece) in order to: a) accurately determine the irrigation needs of[...]Article
M. Jelocnik ; J. Subic ; A. Zdravkovic |Water is the source of life for all living beings, but also an irreplaceable input in agricultural production. According to the available water and land potentials in Serbia irrigation is used at generally negligible arable areas. Although it re[...]Article
Z. Pinke ; B. Decsi ; M.K. Kardos ; Z. Kern ; Z. Kozma ; L. Pásztor ; T. Ács |The warming of the climate and shrinking freshwater resources pose serious challenges to European agriculture. Meeting these challenges demands a thorough knowledge of the major trends in soil moisture patterns across the continent over time. Ch[...]Article
This study proposes a novel agri-environmental payment scheme aimed at saving irrigation water. The design incorporates an outcomes-based reward system, ensuring effective savings of water volumes in on-farm uses. A choice experiment (CE) was co[...]Article
M. Salman ; I. Ferto ; E. Pék ; I.A. El-Desouky ; S. Zaki ; R. Darwesh ; F. Lebdi ; Q. Alali |Irrigation development is essential for reducing vulnerability to water resource scarcity, food insecurity, and climate change impacts in Egypt. The centralized irrigation development must, however, overcome the challenges of the diversity of sm[...]Article
R. Ouassissou ; G. Lacombe ; M. Kuper ; A. Hammani ; M. El Amrani |Despite the attention given to the waterenergyfood nexus, there is little field evidence of how this plays out for irrigators. This article analyses the diversity of irrigation system configurations and their related water and energy use in se[...]Article
N. Rogy ; P. Roux ; T. Salou ; C. Pradinaud ; A. Sferratore ; N. Géhéniau ; A. Hélias ; E. Loiseau |Abstract This paper aims to assess the conditions under which hydraulic projects can be considered as an efficient option, from an environmental point of view, to secure water supply of agricultural areas using the Territorial Life Cycle Assessm[...]Article
Effective agricultural water management requires accurate and timely identification of crop water stress at the farm-scale for irrigation advisories or to allocate the optimal amount of water for irrigation. Various drought indices are being uti[...]Article
Lenvironnement dans le monde entier subit une dégradation très alarmante. Cela se manifeste au niveau de pénurie des ressources en eaux souterraines, due notamment au changement climatique qui se manifeste dans le réchauffement climatique. Les [...]Article
L. Dhaouadi ; H. Besser ; N. Karbout ; R. Khaldi ; Z. Haj-Amor ; S. Ben Maachia ; F. Ouassar |In dry-hot areas, such as southern Tunisia, the availability of good water is very limited by the low scanty rainfall, the long dry periods and the high evaporation rate. Thus, to deal with these issues, information concerning the quality of irr[...]Article
Dans le contexte du dérèglement climatique, il faudra veiller, encore davantage, à la gestion de leau. Des leviers sont à explorer en agissant sur loffre, la demande mais aussi en utilisant des pratiques alternatives.Article
Since the UN Water Conference in 1977, international debates have centered on global water scarcity and achieving sustainable development. In 1995, Morocco introduced a water policy to strengthen the countrys socio-economic development through [...]Article
R. Gamal ; M. El-Shirbeny ; A. Abou-Hadid ; A. Swelam ; A.-G. El-Gindy ; Y. Arafa ; V. Nangia |Evapotranspiration (ET) is a significant consumer of irrigation water and precipitation on cropland. Global and regional interest in the sustainable management of limited freshwater supplies to meet the rapidly increasing population and food dem[...]Article
n the last two decades of the 20th century, irrigation in Andalusia experienced a historic expansion as a result of the transfer of political powers from the State to regional authorities and, thanks to its application in Andalusia, to pass, amo[...]Article
N. Kalboussi ; Y. Biard ; L. Pradeleix ; A. Rapaport ; C. Sinfort ; N. Ait-mouheb |This study presents a decision support tool that evaluates the environmental efficiency of water reclamation for agricultural irrigation, among other options. The developed tool is published as open source at https://doi.org/10.18167/DVN1/YLP1BA[...]Article
Y. Ouassanouan ; Y. Fakir ; V. Simonneaux ; M.H. Kharrou ; H. Bouimouass ; I. Najar ; M. Benrhanem ; F. Sguir ; A. Chehbouni |Mediterranean piedmonts are an important hydro-agricultural systems. They constitute the junction between the mountains, where the streamflow is generated, and the surrounding plains, where the water is used. In Morocco, these traditional system[...]Article
F.Z. Echogdali ; S. Boutaleb ; A. Bendarma ; M.E. Saidi ; M. Aadraoui ; M. Abioui ; M. Ouchchen ; K. Abdelrahman ; M.S. Fnais ; K.S. Sajinkumar |Ensuring water availability for agriculture and drinking water supply in semi-arid mountainous regions requires control of factors influencing groundwater availability. In most cases, the population draws its water needs from the alluvial aquife[...]Article
C.D. Pérez-Blanco ; R. Parrado ; A.H. Essenfelder ; J. Bodoque ; L. Gil-García ; C. Gutiérrez-Martín ; J. Ladera ; G. Standardi |Farmers' adaptation responses to water conservation policies involve a complex decision-making process that depends on a range of criteria, including water availability, profits, and risks, which are in turn dependent on (and might have conseque[...]Article
In arid and semi-arid regions, agriculture is an important element of the national economy, but this sector is a large consumer of water. In a context of high pressure on water resources, appropriate management is required. In semi-arid, intensi[...]Article
A. Schlattmann ; F. Neuendorf ; K. Burkhard ; E. Probst ; E. Pujades ; W. Mauser ; S. Attinger ; C. von Haaren |Water provision and distribution are subject to conflicts between users worldwide, with agriculture as a major driver of discords. Water sensitive ecosystems and their services are often impaired by man-made water shortage. Nevertheless, they ar[...]Article
J. Elfarkh ; V. Simonneaux ; L. Jarlan ; J. Ezzahar ; G. Boulet ; A. Chakir ; S. Er-Raki |Quantification of actual crop evapotranspiration (ETa) over large areas is a critical issue to manage water resources, particularly in semi-arid regions. In this study, four models driven by high resolution remote sensing data were intercompared[...]Article
Middle Eastern, North African countries (MENA), and Central Asian countries are considered the countries most facing water and food scarcity. The current water exploitation indicates that a few countries are overexploiting their water resources [...]Article
G. Mancuso ; M.C.M. Parlato ; S. Lavrnic ; A. Toscano ; F. Valenti |Agriculture is the major water user worldwide and it is expected to be negatively affected by climate change and water scarcity. The use of non-conventional water resources could be the solution to overcome this issue. In fact, treated wastewate[...]Article
Groundwater is a vital water resource for economic, agricultural, and domestic purposes in arid regions. To reduce water scarcity in arid regions, recently, remote sensing and GIS techniques have been successfully applied to predict areas with p[...]Article
Agricultural water appropriation has undergone rapid changes in recent decades, but estimates of global water appropriation have not been updated with the latest data and consistent methods. Documenting these changes is challenging given the het[...]Article
O. El Mountassir ; M. Bahir ; A. Chehbouni ; D. Dhiba ; H. El Jiar |Groundwater is essential for both water supply and environmental conservation, especially in semi-arid and desert areas. Managing groundwater resources requires a thorough understanding of groundwater characteristics and dynamics. The hydrogeoch[...]Article
D. Masseroni ; F. Gangi ; A. Galli ; R. Ceriani ; C. De Gaetani ; C. Gandolfi |Border irrigation is one of the most ancient but, at the same time, still widely applied irrigation methods across the world. Due to the intrinsic characteristics of the method, the water volumes involved are often difficult to measure and this [...]Article
Scarcity of water has emerged as a major problem globally due to climate change and population growth, especially in semi-arid and arid regions. Egypt is currently experiencing serious water challenges due to its limited water resources. The wat[...]Article
F. Chemak ; H. Mazhoud ; Z. Rached ; A. Gara ; R. Rahmeni ; H. Ghannem |In Tunisia, the development of the irrigated cereal sector plays a key role in the mitigation of the fluctuation of the rainfed production and to ensure a minimum of production. However, the archived yields remain under the expected potential pe[...]Article
Potato crops are one of the main sources of income for farmers living in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon. Given the high sensitivity of potatoes to water stress, water shortages can cause considerable losses in terms of potato yield and quality. To [...]Article
N. Beithou ; A. Qandil ; M.B. Khalid ; J. Horvatinec ; G. Ondrasek |Food security is an essential issue for human survival and civilization. Whenever food–water security is in doubt, the community is negatively affected. Globally, Jordan is the second most water-stressed country, located in an arid, politi[...]Article
Irrigated agriculture accounts for ∼90% of anthropogenic freshwater consumption, is deployed on 22% of cultivated land, and provides 40% of global food production. Expanding irrigation onto currently underperforming rainfed croplands is cr[...]Article
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Assessment of groundwater contamination is an efficient means to discover and carry out the demarcation of the more vulnerable zones to pollution from human activities. This study is focused on the plain of El Asnam (Northern Algeria) characteri[...]Article
Water is the most limiting natural resource in many Mediterranean areas of southern Europe, and this, together with the actual scenario of climate change (CC), promotes a framework of uncertainty and creates major challenges concerning the susta[...]Article
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a great impact on the agricultural sector, especially in developing countries. In particular, it caused exceptional challenges to small and local-scale farmers. Field questionnaires and interv[...]Article
Groundwater forms the basis for millions of rural and urban livelihoods in the Global South. Its use for irrigation has spurred widespread socio-economic development in various areas but has also led to aquifer overdraft and related socio-enviro[...]Article
N.H. Ajroudi ; B. Dhehibi ; A. Lasram ; H. Dellagi ; A. Frija |This study aims to analyse Tunisian farmers ability to pay (ATP) in a citrus area and propose a penalising price strategy based on the block-pricing process to decrease over-irrigation without affecting farmers incomes. The methodology is base[...]Article
A. Chebil ; R. Soula ; A. Souissi ; B. Bennouna |This study examines the effects of irrigation water use efficiency improvements and citrus price fluctuations on water values in the tree production systems of northeastern Tunisia. It also aims to compare water values with the real price of wat[...]Article
M.A. Abdeladhim ; L. Fleskens ; J. Baartman ; M. Sghaier ; M. Ouessar ; C. Ritsema |Water harvesting techniques (WHTs) are important climate change adaptation measures to better manage rainwater for domestic and agricultural purposes, but which WHT to plan where is subject to sustainability considerations. Moreover, suitability[...]Article
A. Finco ; D. Bentivoglio ; G. Chiaraluce ; M. Alberi ; E. Chiarelli ; A. Maino ; F. Mantovani ; M. Montuschi ; K.G. Raptis ; F. Semenza ; V. Strati ; F. Vurro ; E. Marchetti ; Manuele Bettelli ; M. Janni ; E. Anceschi ; C. Sportolaro ; G. Bucci |The scarcity of water due to climate change is endangering worldwide the production, quality, and economic viability of growing wine grapes. One of the main mitigation measures to be adopted in the viticulture sector will be an adequate irrigati[...]Article
Accurate information about the irrigated surface is essential to help assess the impact of irrigation on water consumption, the hydrological cycle and regional climate. In this study, we compare recently developed operational and spatially trans[...]Article
Considering the importance of rainfed agriculture in adaptation to nature and long-term sustainability in the human food supply and livelihood of farmers, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of rainfed agriculture in t[...]Article
Le changement climatique et son cortège de sécheresses rapprochées renforcent le rôle de lirrigation dans lagriculture des pays tempérés. Elle est même déjà, en zone méditerranéenne, lunique solution pour maintenir des productions agricoles. [...]Article
Water scarcity is a serious problem across many nations. In recent years, water scarcity has increased due to land-use and climate change, particularly in areas that are arid or semi-arid, like, for instance, Iran. While land-use changes influen[...]Article
Jordan is considered one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. As a result, Jordan took several steps toward good water governance by setting goals, policies, strategies, and plans. However, several research studies show that it shoul[...]Article
I. Mahjoubi ; L. Bossenbroek ; E. Berger ; O. Frör |Freshwater ecosystems deliver an extensive range of ecosystem services (ESs), which are the benefits people obtain from their interaction with nature. Increasing pressure on water resources threatens the sustainable supply of water-related ecosy[...]Article
The relative scarcity of water resources in Algeria and their unequal distribution induce a rational use of available resources. The Zana-Gadaïne plain appears as an exemplary case study, where the difficulties posed by the problem of crop water[...]Article
The ecosystem service (ES) concept has increasingly been applied in environmental planning, while there are several decades of experience in applying multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in complex planning situations. The aim of this article[...]Article
Sustainable management is a prerequisite for a lake to provide a range of ecosystem services. The prioritization of needs is a difficult task, especially when the needs are in conflict and threaten water security. Lake Karla, situated in the The[...]Article
A. Lyra ; A. Loukas ; P. Sidiropoulos ; K. Voudouris ; N. Mylopoulos |The scope of this study is to assess the effects of agronomic and water resources management scenarios on groundwater balance, seawater intrusion, and nitrate pollution and the comparison of the developed scenarios relative to the current crop p[...]Article
Table grape production requires large amount of water, which can be problematic in semi-arid Mediterranean regions, where climate change projections anticipated reductions in water availability associated to decreases in precipitation and increa[...]Article
In the field of agriculture, the water used for irrigation should be given special treatment, as it is responsible for a large proportion of total water consumption. Irrigation scheduling is critical to food production because it guarantees prod[...]Article
M. Achite ; M. Jehanzaib ; M.T. Sattari ; A.K. Toubal ; N. Elshaboury ; A. Walega ; N. Krakauer ; J.-Y. Yoo ; T.-W. Kim |Evapotranspiration (ET) is a significant aspect of the hydrologic cycle, notably in irrigated agriculture. Direct approaches for estimating reference evapotranspiration (ET0) are either difficult or need a large number of inputs that are not alw[...]Article
Water scarcity is the most significant challenge facing semi-arid and arid areas because fresh water is often transferred from other areas to these regions, and then discharged as wastewater. Irrigating agricultural lands and green spaces with t[...]Article
Previous studies have shown that enhancing adaptive capacity can reduce vulnerability of farmers to water scarcity and improve their resiliency against environmental changes in the Social-Ecological Systems (SES). The present study aims to evalu[...]Article
J.T. Al-Bakri ; G. D'Urso ; C. Batchelor ; M. Abukhalaf ; A. Alobeiaat ; A. Al-Khreisat ; D. Vallée |Remote sensing can provide important and updated information for agricultural water accounting (AWA). In this study, data from the open-access portal (WaPOR) of the Food and Agricultural Organization was used in AWA to assess levels of agricultu[...]Article
« Se préparer à vivre dans un monde différent », voilà ce à quoi semble nous astreindre le changement climatique. Le refus de céder au fatalisme de la collapsologie, tout comme aux désillusions de trente ans de promesses du développement durable[...]Article
E. Madene ; A. Boufekane ; M. Meddi ; G. Busico ; A. Zghibi |The proposed study aims to assess groundwater quality and suitability of the Upper and Middle Cheliff plains (northwest of Algeria) for irrigation and drinking. Here the groundwater is the main source for domestic, agricultural and industrial ac[...]Article
F. Alcon ; J.A. Zabala ; V. Martínez-García ; J.A. Albaladejo ; E.I. Lopez-Becerra ; M.D. de-Miguel ; J.M. Martínez-Paz |Irrigation water is a vital input for agricultural production. The supply of irrigation water to crops enhances land productivity and affects the agroecosystem functioning. Agroecosystems co-provide a wide range of agroecosystem services and dis[...]Article
Controlling groundwater use has become one of the most urgent and difficult issues in common-pool resource governance. This article analyses an aquifer contract in Morocco as an innovative, participatory approach to the problem. Cleaver's concep[...]Article
Patrimoine. Dans les oasis du Grand Sud algérien - où l'eau est si précieuse - s'est développé un ingénieux système d'irrigation, les foggaras. Mais il est aujourd'hui remplacé par les pompes automatiques, menaçant tout un écosystème.Article
As civilization advances, water resources are increasingly being consumed for domestic, industrial, and agricultural purposes, reducing the ability to find an equilibrium of water security and growing demands. This study presents an analysis and[...]Article
Lobjectif de cette étude est danalyser les stratégies individuelles et les déterminants dadaptation au changement climatique (CC) des irrigants dans le sud-est Tunisien. Un questionnaire denquête a été administré à 157 chefs dexploitations [...]Article
This study aims to identify and analyze the major determinants that affect the adoption choice, rate and intensity of water-saving irrigation technologies (sprinkler and drip irrigation techniques) available in the western part of the irrigated [...]Article
Groundwater serves as the most reliable source of water both for domestic use and for irrigation in arid zones, which are characterized by low rainfall and high evaporation. To overcome the water scarcity in these regions traditional water manag[...]Article
Over the last years, the global application of machine learning (ML) models in groundwater quality studies has proved to be a robust alternative tool to produce highly accurate results at a low cost. This research aims to evaluate the ability of[...]Article
M. Yazdanpanah ; K. Klein ; T. Zobeidi ; S. Sieber ; K. Lohr |Sustainable water usage is an important global concern and an urgent priority, especially in dryland regions such as Iran. The Iranian government is actively addressing the challenge of water scarcity by encouraging farmers to adopt new water ap[...]Article
Sustainability in terms of water management implies the study of all interrelated parameters (social, environmental, economic, engineering and political) in a comprehensive way. Although Greece is presented in the international rankings as a wat[...]Article
The pressure on water resources that Algeria encounters is due to the scarcity and the water demand increase by different sectors of activity. This induces managers to reconsider the traditional supply management approach. The new water policies[...]Article
A. Souissi ; N. Mtimet ; L. McCann ; A. Chebil ; C. Thabet |Tunisia, like most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has limited renewable water resources and is classified as a water stress country. The effects of climate change are exacerbating the situation. The agricultural sec[...]Article
The Natural Park of Albufera (Valencia, Spain) is an important Mediterranean coastal wetland that suffers continuous environmental effects from human activities and water uses, mainly related to agriculture and urban/industrial sewage discharges[...]Article
Agricultural policies and social change influence irrigation management decisions and their associated effects. The changes in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union have deeply affected irrigated agriculture in the Mediterranean r[...]Article
A rapid method to estimate the different components of the water balance in Mediterranean watersheds
The sustainable management of water resources, whether surface or underground, requires the identification of the flows involved and the possibility of achieving the water balance of the water resource. These require knowledge of the main flow c[...]Article
Y. Ahansal ; M. Bouziani ; R. Yaagoubi ; I. Sebari ; K. Sebari ; L. Kenny |Agriculture consumes an important ratio of the water reserve in irrigated areas. The improvement of irrigation is becoming essential to reduce this high water consumption by adapting supplies to the crop needs and avoiding losses. This global is[...]Article
Water governance is a major challenge in the Mediterranean context. Any action to drive water governance towards sustainability needs to be grounded in a holistic understanding of such challenges. Therefore, a first step towards the improvement [...]Article
H. Filali ; N. Barsan ; D. Souguir ; V. Nedeff ; C. Tomozei ; M. Hachicha |In this paper, a comprehensive review on greywater is presented. Emphasis is given to the techniques used to treat and recover greywater, and special emphasis is placed on the risk of the existence of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in greywa[...]Article
Le Liban est un pays méditerranéen avec une superficie de 10 452 km2, dont 65 % sont karstiques, il est considéré riche en eaux superficielles et souterraines, mais en dépit de cette richesse, le Liban montre une pénurie en eau à cause de [...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
M. Hazimeh | 2022Water is a fundamental element for crop growth and production, apples included, and recently is under threat. Hence, The European union (EU) has founded the Water Framework directive (WFD) to ensure a clean and equitably distributed water with a[...]Article
A. Alkhawaga ; A. Alkhawaga ; B. Zeidan ; M. Elshemy |Egypt faces great challenges to manage its limited freshwater resources. Shortage in freshwater, due to expected stresses of climatic changes and upper Nile projects, will have major impacts on Egypt's water and food security. About 85% of the a[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
La présente étude, gérée par lunité technique de SEMIDE, concerne létude du projet européen HYDROUSA en se basant sur un ensemble dobjectifs. Elle concerne, en premier lieu, lutilisation dun outil de classification international appelé CICE[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
La pollution agricole constitue lune des principales menaces pour la qualité des eaux. La préservation de cette ressource est un enjeu global auquel il faut répondre à une échelle plus locale, notamment à travers la gestion des captages. En Fra[...]Article
V. Manganiello ; A. Banterle ; G. Canali ; G. Gios ; G. Branca ; S. Galeotti ; F. De Filippis ; R. Zucaro |This article highlights the potential for collecting and processing territorial data in order to facilitate planning and programming that respond to real local problems and include the political and regulatory framework in force. A case study is[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
En Dordogne, leffet du changement climatique sur lagriculture est devenu évident. Le changement climatique impacte la culture du maïs population en particulier, le manque deau et les fortes chaleurs étant des évènements météorologiques qui im[...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
G. Kleftodimos ; A. Zaatra ; M. Requier-Desjardins ; H. Belhouchette | 2022Ouvrage
Le contexte du changement climatique et de la transition agroécologique renforce lexigence dun usage sobre de leau en agriculture. Lirrigation fait lobjet de nombreux débats quant à lamélioration de ses performances tant technologiques qu[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
S. Hinawi | 2022Le changement climatique est un problème qui s'est largement répandu ces dernières années. Il affecte les ressources en eau en termes de quantité et d'abondance. Une gestion à long terme des ressources en eau est donc nécessaire pour sécuriser l[...]Article
Climate change, drought, and anthropogenic effects are among the main drivers causing alterations in natural resources one of which is the lake level (LL) of large saline lakes, which are mainly located in arid and semi-arid regions. As an urgen[...]Article
Les terres irriguées, rares, sont au cur des enjeux de sécurité alimentaire dans de nombreux pays en développement car elles sont les plus productives. Leur extension représente un choix stratégique pour beaucoup de ces pays. En Algérie, comme [...]Article
Currently, agriculture uses about 70?80% of global water resources and, in the Mediterranean area, it accounts for the high pressure of freshwater demand. This study provides a useful framework for the meso-level assessment of the Water Footprin[...]Article
The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/CE (WFD) of 2000 was issued by the European Union (EU) to prevent water deterioration and promote its restoration. It introduced a water pricing policy in the agricultural sector that is based on a polluter[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Dans le cadre de la deuxième année du projet OREVE (Optimisation des ressources en eau dans les jeunes vergers de pommiers), leffet de trois régimes dirrigation (sur le développement de la végétation et la fructification) a été étudié. Une mod[...]Article
C. Grimene ; O. Mghirbi ; S. Louvet ; J.-P. Bord ; P. Le Grusse |The preservation of natural resources via the management of diffuse pollution is currently considered to be a significant challenge in France. Pollution reduction policies are notably based on the identification of vulnerable areas. In this cont[...]Article
H. Gasmi ; M. Kuper ; E.S.P.R. Martins ; S. Morardet ; J. Burte |In many countries, the challenge of sustaining rural water supplies is entrusted to community organizations, which have difficulties in performing durably the operation, maintenance and cost recovery of rural water supply systems. This paper ana[...]Article
M. Ruberto ; A. Catini ; M. Lai ; V. Manganiello |The aim of the research is to analyze economic aspects related to the use of water in agriculture, by evaluating the effect of irrigation on agricultural productivity in a sample of FADN farms in the Veneto region in 2018. Specifically, the chan[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
E. Rabbat | 2022The project's primary goal was to design, build, and test a digital irrigation indicator for the value chain of Pink Lady apples in the south of France. The project was also implemented in Spain and Italy. This irrigation indicator is to be crea[...]Article
Olive trees are one of the few alternative crops available for farmers in arid environments. In many of these regions, surface irrigation is increasing. The aim of this study was to estimate the pattern of water soil reserves through the season [...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
B. Moreno-Dodson ; I. Gasmi ; C. Gourraud ; C. Tsakas | Marseille [France] : Center for Mediterranean Integration | 2022Due to water scarcity and vulnerability to climate change, the Mediterranean region is one of the most prone areas in the world to instability and migration. Climate change adds new complexity to the areas of human mobility and settlement by exa[...]E-Book
La tragédie des communs se pose lorsque l'utilisation d'un bien est commune et qu'il aura tendance à être sur-utilisé. Mais que se passe-t-il lorsque ce bien est l'eau dans un bassin dont dépendent trois pays ? Et que se passe-t-il lorsque la si[...]Article
S. Baccour ; J. Albiac ; T. Kahil ; E. Esteban ; D. Crespo ; A. Dinar |Water scarcity and water quality degradation are major problems in many basins across the world, especially in arid and semiarid regions. The severe pressures on basins are the consequence of the intensification of food production systems and th[...]Article
La directive cadre européenne sur leau (DCE) a donné une impulsion forte à la politique française menée en matière de bio-indication. Le bon état écologique des masses deau est devenu lun des indicateurs majeurs de pilotage et dévaluation de[...]Article
Egypt suffers from severe water scarcity, which affects the sustainability of agricultural production. Therefore, the sustainable use of available water resources under water scarcity requires the adoption of water allocation policies favoring c[...]Article
The water pollution risk is considering a topical subject in Algeria and throughout the world, especially in view of the problems of water scarcity and the climate change phenomena. The infiltration of untreated urban waste into the subsoil pres[...]Article
Les eaux souterraines sont devenues indispensables pour lagriculture dans les pays semi-arides et dont les ressources en eau sont sous forte pression. À de rares exceptions près, elles sont longtemps restées invisibles. Leur mise en visibilité [...]Article
S.A. Salman ; S. Shahid ; A. Sharafati ; G.S.A. Salem ; A. Abu Bakar ; A.A. Farooque ; E.-S. Chung ; Y.A. Ahmed ; B. Mikhail ; Z.M. Yaseen |Assessment of possible changes in crops water stress due to climate alteration is essential for agricultural planning, particularly in arid regions where water supply is the major challenge for agricultural development. This study aims to projec[...]Article
Protection de la ressource en eau du bassin de lAuxerrois et transformation des pratiques agricoles
Avec des taux de nitrates dépassant les seuils définis par la Directive européenne « nitrates », puis la présence de résidus de pesticides utilisés par les activités agricoles du secteur, leau des bassins dalimentation de captages de lAuxerro[...]Article
The Maghreb regions (Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) are facing increasing water scarcity amplified by inefficient water use and overexploitation of water resources. There is evidence that surface water is diminishing and that g[...]Article
La France reçoit chaque année environ 500 milliards de mètres cubes d'eau de pluie, dont les deux tiers s'évaporent à travers la végétation et le sol. Le reste alimente les eaux de surface et souterraines. En 2017, 32 milliards de mètres cubes d[...]Article
Despite major recent advances in socio-hydrology and hydroeconomics research, interdisciplinary methods and models for water policy assessment remain largely concealed to the academic arena. Most river basin authorities still base decision-makin[...]Article
The quantitative monitoring of the shallow aquifer in Marrakesh and its surrounding area shows that the water table has been lowered gradually over the last 40 years, and attaining an acute decline in the early 2000s. This declining trendif con[...]Article
I. Nesheim ; F. Sundnes ; C. Enge ; M. Graversgaard ; C. van den Brink ; L. Farrow ; M. Glavan ; B. Hansen ; I.A. Leitão ; J. Rowbottom ; L. Tendler |Solutions to current complex environmental challenges demand the consultation and involvement of various groups in society. In light of the WFDs requirements of public participation, this paper presents an analysis of the establishment and deve[...]Article
In a global context where agriculture is the major consumer of water, there is a pressing need to look for alternative water resources. In light of there being a lack of studies that compare the use of diverse water alternatives in different cro[...]Article
En agriculture, lutilisation de techniques dirrigation plus efficaces est souvent vue comme un moyen de protéger lenvironnement en créant un impact positif sur la gestion de la ressource en eau. Utiliser des techniques efficaces doit ainsi pe[...]Article
This paper aims to identify drivers and barriers to the achievement of EU water policy objectives in the agricultural sector by adopting an institutional perspective on water quality management at the landscape level. We apply a conceptual frame[...]Article
The Water Footprint (WFP) is an estimate of freshwater utilization in food production and its impacts on water resources by individuals, communities and industries. It is partitioned into green component that denotes rain water use, blue, ground[...]Article
Dans le bassin versant de lOued Daoura, la vie oasienne est fondamentalement basée sur lagriculture. Cependant, avec les conditions climatiques difficiles où leau se fait rare, le recours à lirrigation est une priorité. En plus, les besoins [...]Article
K. Benabderrazik ; B. Kopainsky ; L. Tazi ; J. Joerin ; J. Six |Agricultural-food production systems are facing the challenging task to provide food and socio-economic welfare while preserving natural resources in the long-term. In Morocco, the Green Moroccan Plan steered the promotion of groundwater-based d[...]Article
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Au gré de leurs besoins, les villes étendent leurs frontières sur les territoires voisins. Cest le cas pour lalimentation en eau potable, et comme dautres villes, Dijon à partir de 1939 dépend de ressources exogènes. La nappe la Saône devient[...]Article
Lagriculture biologique (AB) est considérée comme une solution pertinente aux problèmes de pollution des ressources en eau. Dans cet article, nous nous appuyons sur le projet mené par la ville de Paris dans la vallée de la Vanne pour analyser c[...]Article
Food system analysis in arid and semi-arid countries inevitably meets water availability as a major constraining food system driver. Many such countries are net food importers using food subsidy systems, as water resources do not allow national [...]Article
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Current agri-environmental policies are facing challenges to protect the environment, including in delivering water quality improvements. These difficulties are mainly due to payment restrictions and field or farm scale limitations in existing p[...]Article
L'avenir des sociétés et des environnements en Afrique se joue en partie autour de la gestion de l'eau. La croissance démographique, l'élévation du niveau de vie des populations et l'urbanisation constituent des défis majeurs pour un continent e[...]Article
Wastewater reuse (WW-reuse) is an alternative water resource that may answer present and future water-scarcity issues, supplying diverse categories of water users: agricultural, industrial or even domestic. A literature review of 30 LCAs of WW-r[...]Article
As freshwater overexploitation in agriculture is rising, the application of alternative farming practices, particularly in water-scarce areas, is critical for the sustainability of the sector. Organic agriculture constitutes an opportunity for f[...]Article
Water conflicts in transboundary watersheds are significantly exacerbated by insufficient freshwater sources and high water demands. Due to its increasing population and various development projects, as well as current and potential water shorta[...]Article
The present study concerns the Dradère-Souière water table and consists of characterizing the climatic variability at the level of the aforementioned basin and looking for the links between this hydrological variability and climatic fluctuations[...]Article
Treated wastewater is constantly produced and relatively unaffected by climatic conditions, while Constructed Wetlands (CWs) are recognized as green technology and a cost-effective alternative to improve treated wastewater quality standards. Thi[...]