Impact of Climate Changes on Water Resources Availability in the Orontes River Watershed: Case of Homs Governorate in Syria

cg.contacttammam.yaghi@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Aleppoen_US
cg.contributor.centerArab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Areas - ACSADen_US
cg.contributor.crpCRP on Dryland Cereals - DCen_US
cg.contributor.funderUnited States Agency for International Development - USAIDen_US
cg.contributor.projectMiddle East North Africa Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI) - Regionalen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countrySYen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idNangia, Vinay: 0000-0001-5148-8614en_US
cg.creator.idOweis, Theib: 0000-0002-2003-4852en_US
cg.issn1815-8625en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalJordan Journal of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocwatershedsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocstrategiesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsupply and demanden_US
cg.volume12en_US
dc.contributorAldarir, Abdel Naseren_US
dc.contributorNangia, Vinayen_US
dc.contributorOweis, Theiben_US
dc.contributorArslan, Awadisen_US
dc.creatorYaghi, Tammamen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-12T23:01:04Z
dc.date.available2017-03-12T23:01:04Z
dc.description.abstractHoms governorate watershed is considered as the agricultural production hub and a strategic water reservoir of Syria. However, land fertility and the increase of population, as well as climatic changes, urged the farmers in this region to intensify the agricultural development. This has resulted in increasing pressure on available water resources of upper Orontes River Basin. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a prediction model that helps to estimate future availability of water resources. This paper analyzes how some strategies can help the government in achieving sustainable development. Consequently, their water security in the wake of climate changes till 2050. Four scenarios were studied depending on the actual situation (RF) with improving the irrigation efficiency: (1) Reuse of reclaimed agricultural water return, (2) Optimum exploitation of Zeita reservoir, (3) The reducing of the per capita share of drinking water and minimizing evaporation from the surface of Kattenieh Lake, and (4) Separation between Homs-Hama networks and raising their water conveyance efficiency by exchanging them with pressured pipe networks. The aforementioned scenarios were through three cases of climate changes (normal, dry and very dry years). The results are visualized as graphs, maps and tables, and showed that by application of the first three scenarios, the critical point (water deficiency) will disappear with obtaining surplus about 38% comparing with (RF), to achieve water needs of Homs-Hama networks (third priority) in case of normal years and high irrigation efficiencies in 2050. Also, water deficiency will decrease about 93% and 65% in case of dry and very dry years, respectively. While by application of the fourth scenario with closed circuits of industrial plants, we can avoid water deficiency and reduction of pollution rate in case of dry years in 2050, and decrease its rate to 77% comparing with (RF) in case of very dry years. This will necessitate water withdrawal (about 200 MCM) from other nearby basin such as Coast basin to minimize the gap between supply and demand.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://journals.ju.edu.jo/JJAS/article/view/13408en_US
dc.identifierhttps://ccafs.cgiar.org/publications/impact-climate-changes-water-resources-availability-orontes-river-watershed-case-homs#.WsTDD4huaM8en_US
dc.identifierhttps://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/76577en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/zNhrXaOi/v/72701b594df2a01608f52193bdbbd77een_US
dc.identifier.citationTammam Yaghi, Abdel Naser Aldarir, Vinay Nangia, Theib Oweis, Awadis Arslan. (12/2/2016). Impact of Climate Changes on Water Resources Availability in the Orontes River Watershed: Case of Homs Governorate in Syria. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 12 (2), pp. 499-519.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/6442
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Jordanen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.sourceJordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences;12,(2016) Pagination 499-519en_US
dc.subjectscenarioen_US
dc.subjectcritical point (water deficiency)en_US
dc.subjectclosed circuitsen_US
dc.titleImpact of Climate Changes on Water Resources Availability in the Orontes River Watershed: Case of Homs Governorate in Syriaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2016-02-12en_US
dcterms.extent499-519en_US
mel.funder.grant#United States Agency for International Development - USAID :EEM-G-00-04--00010-00en_US
mel.project.openhttp://www.icarda.org/wli/en_US

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