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 …

Evaluation and prediction of groundwater quality for irrigation using an integrated water quality indices, machine learning models and GIS approaches: A …

H Ibrahim, ZM Yaseen, M Scholz, M Ali, M Gad… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Agriculture has significantly aided in meeting the food needs of growing population. In
addition, it has boosted economic development in irrigated regions. In this study, an …

Groundwater in Egypt issue: resources, location, amount, contamination, protection, renewal, future overview

HI Abdel-Shafy, AH Kamel - Egypt J Chem, 2016 - journals.ekb.eg
THE PRESENT review is concerning with the groundwater issue in Egypt. Groundwater is
one of the most important resources of water in Egypt. It ranks as the second source after the …

[BOK][B] Groundwater in the environment: an introduction

PL Younger - 2009 - books.google.com
This accessible new textbook provides a thorough introduction to all aspects of groundwater
systems and their management. Using straightforward language and analogies to everyday …

Aquifer recharge, depletion, and connectivity: Inferences from GRACE, land surface models, and geochemical and geophysical data

A Mohamed, M Sultan, M Ahmed, E Yan… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and outputs of
the CLM4. 5 model were used to estimate recharge and depletion rates for large aquifers …

A quantitative assessment of groundwater resources in the Middle East and North Africa region

K Lezzaik, A Milewski - Hydrogeology Journal, 2018 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the world's most water-stressed
region, with its countries constituting 12 of the 15 most water-stressed countries globally …

Modeling groundwater flow and seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of Wadi Ham, UAE

M Sherif, A Kacimov, A Javadi… - Water resources …, 2012 - Springer
Groundwater pum** from Kalbha and Fujairah coastal aquifer of the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) has increased significantly during the last two decades to meet the agriculture water …

A very large scale GIS-based groundwater flow model for the Nubian sandstone aquifer in Eastern Sahara (Egypt, northern Sudan and eastern Libya)

W Gossel, AM Ebraheem, P Wycisk - Hydrogeology Journal, 2004 - Springer
A three-dimensional GIS-based groundwater flow model for the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer
in the eastern Sahara was developed and calibrated under steady-state and transient …

Land reclamation projects in the Egyptian Western Desert: Management of 1.5 million acres of groundwater irrigation

ME Gabr - Water International, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the primary issues that Egypt's irrigated agriculture faces in the land
reclamation project in the Western Desert and potential solutions to ensure groundwater …

Toward sustainable management of groundwater in the deserts of Egypt

DE El-Agha, F Molle, MI Metwally, SR Emara… - Hydrogeology …, 2024 - Springer
To achieve its ambitious plans to reclaim its deserts through mega projects, Egypt is heavily
relying on fossil or little-recharged groundwater. This article revisits the results and …