Timimoun is located in the hyper-arid zone of the Sahara, with an annual rainfall not
exceeding 100 mm/year. To fill the shortage of rainfall, the oasis has developed a traditional …

Improving water productivity can make a sterling contribution to global food production and
poverty alleviation. Groundwater has always been a critical resource for agriculture …

The apparent sustainability of the millennia-old mountain oases of northern Oman has
recently received considerable attention. However, little is known about crop growth and …

Regarding the question of the survival of prehistoric hominin groups in the Arabian
Peninsula during arid phases, the geology of karst appears to be an important factor. This is …

Soil salinity threatens agricultural sustainability globally and is a significant challenge in
Oman. Previous studies in Oman focused on examining the causality and spatiotemporal …

Aflaj in Oman are sustainable ancient techniques of irrigation based on open channels
draining water from wadis, springs or aquifers to communities of users. Omani authorities …

Aflaj waters and groundwaters hosted in limestones, ophiolite and alluvium of northern
Oman were investigated for their strontium content and 87 Sr/86 Sr ratio. The main objective …

Almost half of the world's land area has arid and semi-arid climates, where rainfall is rare
and irregular. Besides, 60% of these lands are in the developing countries (Singh et al. 1990 …

Oman is an arid country with an average annual rainfall of 100 mm. Agricultural productions
in Oman is almost fully dependent on irrigation. More than one third of irrigation water is …

This contribution studies the complex arrangement of legal, socio-economic, and technical
aspects of the aflāj (s. falaj) water distribution and irrigation system, and how they have …