Irrigated agriculture is the principal consumer of fresh water resources. Most countries do not
have a precise measurement of water consumption for irrigation. In this study, an innovative …

Climate change projections for the Mediterranean region are predicting a significant rainfall
decrease and an increase of temperatures. The consequences of these changes on food …

During the last 20 years, Lake Urmia, once recognised as one of the largest hypersaline
lakes on the planet, has suffered from severe environmental degradation. As a result of …

Decreases in climatic water availability (CWA) and increases in crop water demand (CWD)
in the background of climate change are a major concern in arid regions because of less …

Assessment of possible changes in crops water stress due to climate alteration is essential
for agricultural planning, particularly in arid regions where water supply is the major …

Losing eight meters of water level over a 20-year period from 1996 to 2016 marked the Lake
Urmia (LU) as one of the regional environmental crises. This condition has threatened biota …

Abstract Evaluation of water resources systems and implementation of appropriate
management strategies requires accurate and well classified information describing supply …

Irrigation is the largest human intervention in the water cycle that can modulate climate
extremes, yet irrigation water use (IWU) remains largely unknown in most regions …

Facing the high possibility of future severe water resources scarcity, the Haihe River Basin in
the North China Plain is an important region for climate change studies. This study …

Abstract Analysis of climate change impacts as well as conscious decision-making and long-
term planning in complex water resources systems require use of innovative approaches …