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Water resources management in the Jordan River Basin
- Source :
- Water and Environment Journal. 27:495-504
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2012.
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Abstract
- The Jordan River Basin is under great hydric stress. Increases in population and agricultural demand are contributing to the closure of the basin. This paper analyses the results of integrated water resources planning model (WEAP) by studying the vulnerability of water resources in the lower Jordan River under a changing climate pattern and growing water demands. Water balance models show that all aquifers supplying the city of Amman will be depleted within the next few decades. Mitigation measures should include the introduction of additional water into the basin through the Red Sea–Dead Sea canal, in addition to demand management measures such as water conservation and increase in irrigation efficiency. The findings of this study would provide a useful guide to the co-riparians for policy formulation, decision making and dispute resolution. Cooperation among the five riparian countries may be improved by building a Geographic Information System (GIS) database that provides access to accurate data for hydrological analysis.
- Subjects :
- geography
Environmental Engineering
geography.geographical_feature_category
Integrated water resources management
Drainage basin
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
WEAP
Pollution
Water scarcity
Water resources
Water conservation
Water balance
Interbasin transfer
Environmental science
Water resource management
Water Science and Technology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17476585
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Water and Environment Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b4181d6b0be8c336f972177fb4a88512