Abstract A holistic Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) model can be difficult
to implement and the associated high-dimension optimization problems' complexity often …

The water resource carrying capacity, as a pivotal component of the overall regional natural
resource carrying capacity, plays a fundamental role in determining the feasibility of …

Undertaking integrated and sustainable water resources management (ISWRM) and
providing socially acceptable solutions with scientifically solid bases is a dynamic and …

Economic development alongside unsustained population growth are among the leading
factors of hydrological depletion. Facing climate change impacts, long-term policy planning …

In arid and semi-arid areas, unsustainable development of irrigated agriculture has reduced
the water level of large lakes such as Aral, Urmia, Hamoon, and Bakhtegan. Urmia Lake, as …

Integrated urban water management (IUWM) is a comprehensive mitigation strategy to
control water deficit due to simultaneous effects of reduction in water resources capacity and …

The aim of this study is to develop a framework for the optimal conjunctive use of surface
and groundwater in a case study of the Zayandehrud river basin in Iran. The basis of the …

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals call for a balanced and integrated manner to
achieve sustainable development in dimensions of socio-economy and environment …

Extreme events, such as droughts, lead to considerable detrimental impacts on watersheds,
especially in arid and semi-arid regions. To develop measures for mitigation of drought and …

Severe drought events in recent decades and their catastrophic effects have called for
drought prediction and monitoring needed for develo** drought readiness plans and …