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

Cover\r......Page 1
Front matter......Page 2
Contents......Page 9
1 Global Climate Changes – Sources and\rImpacts on the Water Cycle......Page 20
1.1 Climate Change and Water Cycle — Some Lessons\rfrom the Geological Past......Page 22
1.2 Climate Change and the Water Cycle - Some\rInformation Concerning Precipitation Trends......Page 33
1.3 Moroccan Climate in the Present and Future:\rCombined View from Observational Data and\rRegional Climate Scenarios......Page 47
1.4 Impact of Climate Change on Water Availability in\rthe Near East......Page 64
1.5 Climatic Changes in Lebanon, Predicting Uncertain\rPrecipitation Events — Do Climatic Cycles Exist?......Page 76
2 Impact of Climate Change on Water\rResources......Page 92
2.1 Water Resources Management in the Middle East\runder Aspects of Climatic Changes......Page 94
2.2 Virtual Water Trade as an Adaptation Demand\rManagement of Climate Change Impact on Water\rResources in the Middle East......Page 110
2.3 The Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources\rin Jordan......Page 126
2.4 Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of\rLebanon: Indications of Hydrological Droughts......Page 141
2.5 The Impact of Global Warming on the Water\rResources of the Middle East: Past, Present, and\rFuture......Page 160
2.6 Decadal Precipitation Variances and Reservoir\rInflow in the Semi-Arid Upper Drâa Basin (South-\rEastern Morocco)......Page 180
2.7 Management Options for a Sustainable\rGroundwater Use in the Middle Drâa Oases under\rthe Pressure of Climatic Changes......Page 194
3 Water Resources and Water Management......Page 211
3.1 A Decision Support System (DSS) for Water\rResources Management, – Design and Results from\ra Pilot Study in Syria......Page 213
3.2 Management Strategies of Water Resources in the\rArid Zone of South-Eastern Morocco......Page 240
3.3 The Role of Groundwater During Drought in Tunisia......Page 252
3.4 The Evolution of Groundwater Exploration Methods\rin the Moroccan Oases through History, and\rManaging Ecological Risk of their Present Pollution......Page 280
3.5 Investigating Unconsolidated Aquifers in an Arid\rEnvironment – A Case Study from the Lower Jordan\rValley/Jordan......Page 302
3.6 Water Resources Protection Efforts in Jordan and\rtheir Contribution to a Sustainable Water Resources\rManagement......Page 338
3.7 Model Investigations on the Groundwater System in\rJordan – A Contribution to the Resources\rManagement (National Water Master Plan)......Page 359
3.8 Seawater Intrusion in Greater Beirut, Lebanon......Page 372
3.9 Long Term (1970 – 2001) Eco–Hydrological\rProcesses in Lake Kinneret and its Watershed......Page 383
3.10 Transfer of the Concepts of the European Water\rFramework Directive to Arid and Semiarid Regions......Page 412
3.11 Seal Formation Effects on Soil Infiltration and\rRunoff in Arid and Semiarid Regions under Rainfall\rand Sprinkler Irrigation Conditions......Page 437
3.12 Restoring the Shrinking Dead Sea\r— The Environmental Imperative —......Page 461
3.13 Groundwater in the Shallow Aquifer of the Jericho\rArea, Jordan Valley – Noble Gas Evidence for\rDifferent Sources of Salinization......Page 477
3.14 The Interaction of Population Dynamics and\rTransformations in Water Supply Systems in the\rJordan River Basin......Page 504
Index\r......Page 526