Irrigated agriculture in Jordan's highlands relies on overexploited groundwater. Drops in water tables and water quality, but also tougher policy measures by the government, threaten the sustainability of this activity which has long thrived on lax law enforcement and cheap desert land. This paper is based on field work in two locations of Azraq gr...
In central Tunisia, near the city of Kairouan, the Merguellil catchment illustrates the multiple forms of the global change affecting Mediterranean water resources. In this semi-arid region, climatic fluctuations have always constrained the water resources, but anthropization has become by far the most influential driver of change in the last centu...
Irrigated agriculture in Jordan's highlands relies on overexploited groundwater. Drops in water tables and water quality, but also tougher policy measures by the government, threaten the sustainability of this activity which has long thrived on lax law enforcement and cheap desert land. This paper is based on field work in two locations of Azraq gr...
Irrigated agriculture in Jordan's highlands relies on overexploited groundwater. Drops in water tables and water quality, but also tougher policy measures by the government, threaten the sustainability of this activity which has long thrived on lax law enforcement and cheap desert land. This paper is based on field work in two locations of Azraq gr...
Le bilan en eau du lac est la différence entre les apports par la pluie et les rivières, et les pertes par évapotranspiration et infiltration vers les nappes souterraines. Il n'y a pas d'exutoire de surface. Le Chari est le principal contributeur des apports au lac avec 88 % de l'apport total en eau. Pour la période de Petit Tchad observée (1988-20...
Le soubassement sédimentaire du lac Tchad est composé de formations aquifères d'importance inégale et distinctes par leur nature lithologique, leur profondeur et leur puissance. Les eaux souterraines sont essentiellement contenues dans les aquifères situés dans les dépôts du Continental Terminal (Oligo-Mio-Pliocène) et du Quaternaire. La nappe du P...
