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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The expanded use of water-intensive crops, such as maize, has exacerbated soil drying and water scarcity in watersheds with large irrigated surfaces. As we face climbing drought risks, water can be conserved in such areas by adopting agricultura[...]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
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
A.M.S. Kheir ; G. Hoogenboom ; K.A. Ammar ; M. Ahmed ; T. Feike ; A. Elnashar ; B. Liu ; Z. Ding ; S. Asseng |Current wheat crop management practices in the Nile Delta of Egypt are unsustainable due to the overuse of limited water resources. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate opportunities to maximize wheat yield and resource efficiency[...]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
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
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
S. Shin ; D. Aziz ; M.E.A. El-Sayed ; M. Hazman ; L. Almas ; M. McFarland ; A.S. El Din ; S.J. Burian |Agricultural land expansion is a solution to address global food security challenges in the context of climate change. However, the sustainability of expansion in arid countries is difficult because of scarce surface water resources, groundwater[...]Article
M. Ruberto ; G. Branca ; S. Troiano ; R. Zucaro |The Water Framework Directive (WFD) has introduced economic principles for water resource management, including the environmental cost recovery on the basis of the polluter pays principle (PPP). Agriculture, as a potential driver of pressures on[...]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
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
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
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
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
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[...]Ouvrage
Agricultural Water Management: Theories and Practices advances the scientific understanding, development and application of agricultural water management through an integrated approach. This book presents a collection of recent developments and [...]Article
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Z. Moumen ; I. Elhassnaoui ; W. Khaddi ; M.A. Wahba ; A. Lahrach |Future projection shows that the availability of freshwater per capita will decrease to 560 m3/year by 2030 in Morocco. In this realm of adopting efficient irrigation, alternatives become a priority to overcome water shortage. The presente[...]Article
La politique de l'eau menée en Tunisie a longtemps accordé une place prépondérante à des réalisations destinées à améliorer l'offre, au double point de vue quantitatif et qualitatif. D'ailleurs, dans tous les plans de développement économique, c[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
G. Gruère ; M. Shigemitsu | Paris [France] : OCDE | OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers | 2021Measuring policy progress on agriculture and water policies is essential to help decision makers identify necessary policy changes and understand how further progress may be achieved to improve agricultural water management. A thorough review of[...]Article
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La présente recherche vise à étudier les effets de la dégradation des ressources naturelles sur la petite agriculture dans la vallée de lOued Khoumane, Moulay Idriss, Province de Meknès au Maroc. Dans cette perspective, une enquête par question[...]