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Water Scarcity
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
Water scarcity has risen sharply up the EU policy agenda and will form a core focus for the Commission’s ‘Blueprint Safeguard Europe’s Waters’ in 2012. This briefing sets out key findings from rese...
Issued on 2011.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated about 5 years ago -
Surface Water Utilization Policy 2016
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
Jordan is a nation burdened with extreme water scarcity that has always been one of the biggest
barriers to our economic growth and development. This crisis situation has been aggravated by a
pop...Issued on 2016.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated about 5 years ago -
Water strategies and potential of desalination in Jordan
Other | English | Strategic planning Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
Jordan is considered one of the countries in the world with the scarcest of water resources. This has led to
deterioration of the groundwater quality and an increase in the salinity levels. The do...Issued on 2006.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 5 years ago -
Smart Water Harvesting Solutions
PDF | English | Agricultural development Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
This booklet describes a number of creative solutions in situations where ‘there seems to be no water’. It shows practical efforts to ‘create water’, especially in drought prone areas. It does not ...
Issued on 2007.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Water Pollution Status Assessment of King Talal Dam, Jordan
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
King Talal Dam (KTD) reservoir, Jordan's largest surface reserv o ir, is t h reatened by the activities
of the catchment’s area, both domestic and industrial, whic h emit untreated waste into the ...Issued on 2009.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Water-harvesting designs for fruit tree production in dry environments
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
Water scarcity and increasing demand coupled with climate change require maximizing the use of available
resources. Water harvesting (WH) systems are currently being used in many areas to sustain ...Issued on 2016.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Ground Water and Surface Water A Single Resource
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Water supply engineering Water Conservation
Traditionally, management of water resources has focused on surface water or ground water as if they were
separate entities. As development of land and water resources increases, it is apparent t...Issued on 1998.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Direct impacts of alternative energy scenarios on water demand in the Mi...
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stands out globally both for the
immensity of its energy resources, and the paucity of its freshwater resources. Most energy
extraction and conversi...Issued on 2015.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
The Historical Evolution of the Water Resources Development in the Jorda...
PDF | English | Socioeconomic development Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
This study is being carried out within the scope of the overall River basin comparative study of
the historical development of the nine selected River Basins around the World, which is
considered...Issued on 2003.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago -
Seawater Desalination Power Consumption
PDF | English | Water supply and sanitation Water Conservation
Virtually everything we do affects our ability to harness and expend energy. One simple, small-scale
example is the energy expended by our bodies to fight the effect of gravity as salts and impuri...Issued on 2011.Uploaded over 7 years agoLast updated over 7 years ago