Drylands are fragile environments that should be carefully managed to improve their quality
and functions to achieve sustainable development. Their major problems involve low …

Global drylands, covering about 41% of Earth's surface and inhabited by 38% of the world's
population, are facing the stark challenges of water scarcity, low water productivity, and food …

Agriculture affects climate change and contributes directly and indirectly to greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. However, no reports have fully quantified the GHG emissions from …

Identifying agricultural practices that enhance water cycling is critical, particularly with
increased rainfall variability and greater risks of droughts and floods. Soil infiltration rates …

The divergence between agricultural water use and the annual supply of water resources
(water gap) has been increasing for decades. The forecast is that this water gap will …

Sustainable water management (SWM) requires allocating between competing water sector
demands, and balancing the financial and social resources required to support necessary …

Water scarcity is already set to be one of the main issues of the 21st century, because of
competing needs between civil, industrial, and agricultural use. Agriculture is currently the …

Drylands are Earth's largest terrestrial biome and support one‐third of the global population.
However, they are also highly vulnerable to land degradation. Despite widespread demand …

The fraction of diffuse photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) reaching the land surface is one
of the biophysical factors regulating carbon and water exchange between terrestrial …

Water loss through surface runoff is a significant constraint for rainfed agricultural lands
across the Mediterranean region. Using straw-mulch cover (SMC) as a runoff mitigator has …