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The Mediterranean Region exhibits significant contrasts in its demographic and hydrologic features that have shaped the water management policies of the Mediterranean countries. Although awareness is raising with respect to sustainable water management, the extent to which it is applied in practice is debatable. Use conflicts and non-renewable water extraction in water scarce part of the region like...
While a number of different kinds of water resources can coexist in a given country, generally speaking, one type in particular predominates based on hydrographical and hydrogeological conditions. Countries or territories located in arid and semiarid zones can therefore fall into three categories, according to their predominant type of water resources: internal renewable resources, external renewable...
Abstract In many countries groundwater resources are under-appreciated and, therefore, underutilizied; whereas, in some areas they are inappropriately exploited and, therefore, over-utilized. Over utilization can lead to depletion in quantity or a degradation in quality or both. Obstacles to effective management include: (1) lack of knowledge of basic principles of groundwater science among water...
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