Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Zereini, F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hötzl, H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Σειρά: Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Science,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Hydrology.; Hydrogeology.; Nature conservation.; Air pollution.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Nature Conservation.

 "Climatic Change and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa" is dedicated to high-priority topics related to the impact of climate change on water resources in a water scarce region. The subject is described and discussed in three main chapters and different case studies. The three main chapters are (1) Climatic changes - sources and effects on the water cycle, (2) Impact of climate change on water resources, (3) Water resources and water management. These chapters are split up into further 26 sections. A total of 64 individuals from many countries have made contributions to this book. All topics in this book are complimentary and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the interactions between global climate change, world water cycle and water resources. A valuable and meaningful interdisciplinary mixture of topics is combined in this book which will be of great interest to many scientists. 

 Global Climate Changes – Sources and Impacts on the Water Cycle -- Climate Change and Water Cycle - Some Lessons from the Geological Past -- Climate Change and the Water Cycle - Some Information Concerning Precipitation Trends -- Moroccan Climate in the Present and Future: Combined View from Observational Data and Regional Climate Scenarios -- Impact of Climate Change on Water Availability in -- Climatic Changes in Lebanon, Predicting Uncertain Precipitation Events — Do Climatic Cycles Exist? -- Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources -- Water Resources Management in the Middle East under Aspects of Climatic Changes -- Virtual Water Trade as an Adaptation Demand Management of Climate Change Impact on Water Resources in the Middle East -- The Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Jordan -- Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Lebanon: Indications of Hydrological Droughts -- The Impact of Global Warming on the Water Resources of the Middle East: Past, Present, and Future -- Decadal Precipitation Variances and Reservoir Inflow in the Semi-Arid Upper Drâa Basin (South- Eastern Morocco) -- Management Options for a Sustainable Groundwater Use in the Middle Drâa Oases under the Pressure of Climatic Changes -- Water Resources and Water Management -- A Decision Support System (DSS) for Water Resources Management, – Design and Results from a Pilot Study in Syria -- Management Strategies of Water Resources in the Arid Zone of South-Eastern Morocco -- The Role of Groundwater During Drought in Tunisia -- The Evolution of Groundwater Exploration Methods in the Moroccan Oases through History, and Managing Ecological Risk of their Present Pollution -- Investigating Unconsolidated Aquifers in an Arid Environment – A Case Study from the Lower Jordan Valley/Jordan -- Water Resources Protection Efforts in Jordan and their Contribution to a Sustainable Water Resources Management -- Model Investigations on the Groundwater System in Jordan – A Contribution to the Resources Management (National Water Master Plan) -- Seawater Intrusion in Greater Beirut, Lebanon -- Long Term (1970 – 2001) Eco–Hydrological Processes in Lake Kinneret and its Watershed -- Transfer of the Concepts of the European Water Framework Directive to Arid and Semiarid Regions -- Seal Formation Effects on Soil Infiltration and Runoff in Arid and Semiarid Regions under Rainfall and Sprinkler Irrigation Conditions -- Restoring the Shrinking Dead Sea — The Environmental Imperative — -- Groundwater in the Shallow Aquifer of the Jericho Area, Jordan Valley – Noble Gas Evidence for Different Sources of Salinization -- The Interaction of Population Dynamics and Transformations in Water Supply Systems in the Jordan River Basin.