A review of managed aquifer recharge potential in the Middle East and North Africa Region with examples from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab …

M Sherif, A Sefelnasr, M Al Rashed, D Alshamsi… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Groundwater extraction in most Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries far exceeds
its renewability, which ranges from 6% to 100%. Freshwater resources to support food …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater vulnerability to contamination in the gulf cooperation council region: A review

F Baig, M Sherif, A Sefelnasr, MA Faiz - Groundwater for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aquifer vulnerability arises from the degradation of groundwater quality due to a wide range
of contaminants and pollutants. The escalating concern regarding groundwater …

Novel concept for water scarcity quantification considering nonconventional and virtual water resources in arid countries: Application in Gulf Cooperation Council …

M Al Rashed, A Sefelnasr, M Sherif, A Murad… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The lack of perennial streams or surface water in most arid countries necessitates input
modification and water scarcity/security equation calculation as per the water resource …

Risk Assessment and mapping of flash flood vulnerable zones in Arid Region, Fujairah City, UAE-using remote sensing and GIS-based analysis

P Subraelu, A Ahmed, AA Ebraheem, M Sherif… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
A flash flood is the most common natural hazard that endangers people's lives, the
economy, and infrastructure. Watershed management and planning are essential for …

Groundwater hydrochemical characteristics and water quality in Egypt's Central Eastern Desert

A Saleh, A Gad, A Ahmed, H Arman, HI Farhat - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rapid expansion of economic activities in Egypt's Central Eastern Desert has resulted in
poorly coordinated groundwater development, having a negative impact on the resource …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling artificial heat islands to enhance precipitation in the United Arab Emirates

O Branch, L Jach, T Schwitalla… - Earth System …, 2024 - esd.copernicus.org
Potential for regional climate engineering is gaining interest as a means of solving regional
environmental problems like water scarcity and high temperatures. In the hyper-arid United …

Rethinking water security in a warming climate: rainfall enhancement as an innovative augmentation technique

Y Wehbe, S Griffiths, A Al Mazrouei… - npj Climate and …, 2023 - nature.com
Rainfall enhancement has historically been overlooked as a key component of sustainability
and climate change adaptation strategies. In this comment, we argue that rainfall …

Review of groundwater potential storage and recharge zone map delineation using statistics based hydrological and machine learning based artificial intelligent …

D Singh, V Sharma - 2023 Somaiya International Conference …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Groundwater accounts for 63% of agriculture irrigation and 80% of household water
supplies. In Many parts of the country, the water table is going down by 1 to 2 meters per …

Partial Desalination of Saline Groundwater, including Flowback Water, to Produce Irrigation Water

DDJ Antia - Hydrology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, more than 50 million ha of arable land is irrigated with saline water. The majority of
this saline irrigation water is derived from saline groundwater. Global irrigation requirements …

Groundwater Contamination in Arid Coastal Areas: Qatar as a Case Study

B Shomar, R Sankaran - Groundwater, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Arab region is located in an arid environment and suffers from water scarcity and poor
water quality which are expected to become more severe in coming years due to global …