Managed aquifer recharge implementation criteria to achieve water sustainability

S Alam, A Borthakur, S Ravi, M Gebremichael… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Depletion of groundwater is accelerated due to an increase in water demand for
applications in urbanized areas, agriculture sectors, and energy extraction, and dwindling …

A review on implementing managed aquifer recharge in the Middle East and North Africa region: methods, progress and challenges

SB Ajjur, HM Baalousha - Water International, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The study critically reviews the application, management and challenges of managed
aquifer recharge (MAR) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through a survey …

Unsustainability syndrome—from meteorological to agricultural drought in arid and semi-arid regions

A Torabi Haghighi, N Abou Zaki, PM Rossi, R Noori… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water is the most important resource for sustainable agriculture in arid and semi-arid
regions, where agriculture is the mainstay for rural societies. By relating the water usage to …

A numerical assessment on the managed aquifer recharge to achieve sustainable groundwater development in Chaobai River area, Beijing, China

S Liu, Y Zhou, W Luo, F Wang, ME McClain, X Wang - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Intensive groundwater exploitation has depleted groundwater storage and led to a series of
geo-environmental problems in Beijing Plain, China. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) has …

Urban flood risk mapping using data-driven geospatial techniques for a flood-prone case area in Iran

H Darabi, AT Haghighi, MA Mohamadi… - Hydrology …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
In an effort to improve tools for effective flood risk assessment, we applied machine learning
algorithms to predict flood-prone areas in Amol city (Iran), a site with recent floods (2017 …

Unveiling nitrate origins in semiarid aquifers: A comparative analysis of Bayesian isotope mixing models using nitrate and boron isotopes and a Positive Matrix …

JA Torres-Martínez, J Mahlknecht, A Mora, D Kaown… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitrate contamination of groundwater is a pressing global concern, affecting over 80 million
people worldwide, with agricultural activities being the primary contributor to nitrogen inputs …

[HTML][HTML] When rain does not run, a fingerprint of uncoordinated water resources development

AT Haghighi, A Sharifi, H Darabi, M Mazaheri… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The management of water resources in a basin can be challenging due to the sharing of
water resources among multiple stakeholders and conflicting interests. This often results in …

Water or mirage? Nightmare over dams and hydropower across Iran

A Torabi Haghighi, M Mazaheri, S Amiri… - … Journal of Water …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the influence of human activities and climate variability on 86 dams and
hydropower across Iran. The term 'mirage water'is introduced to estimate the impact of these …

The significance of groundwater table inclination for nature-based replenishment of groundwater-dependent ecosystems by managed aquifer recharge

Z Szabó, M Szijártó, Á Tóth, J Mádl-Szőnyi - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is an increasingly popular technique; however, the
significance of groundwater flow dynamics is rarely examined in detail regarding MAR …

[HTML][HTML] Causes & effects of upstream-downstream flow regime alteration over Catchment-Estuary-Coastal systems

A Baubekova, M Akbari, H Etemadi, FB Ashraf… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction of large dams along rivers has significantly changed the natural flow
regime, reducing the inflow into many lakes and terminal wetlands. However, the question of …