WATER CONSUMPTION VARIABILITY FOR MAJOR CROPS IN EGYPT UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONSFadl Hashem
Egypt has also experienced rapid economic growth since the mid 1950’s (Fig.1c). From 1989 to 2018, the Egyptian GDP grew at 4.4% annually, while GDP per capita grew at 2.3% annually over the same period6. This growth has been concurrent with an increase in water consumption for both ...
(2015) Changes in Irrigation Water Consump- tion in the Nile Delta of Egypt Assessed by Remote Sensing. Arabian Journal of Geosciences (in Press). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12517-015-2005-2El-Shirbeny, M.A., et al., 2015. Changes in irrigation water consumption in the Nile Delta ...
If the world is to reduce its use of water, the most obvious area in which to look for savings is where most water goes: agriculture. How much water this accounts for varies enormously from country to country. In Britain, which is a huge importer of embedded or "virtual" water (that c...
Regarding Egypt, just over four-fifths of water was utilized agriculturally, while industrial and domestic consumption both stood at below 10%. A relatively similar pattern could be observed in Saudi Arabia, as agricultural usage constituted 64%, double the figure for industry, leaving domestic use...
consumption of water in 2009, so irrigation water is a strategic element in agriculture and the basis for agricultural expansion , due to the limitations must use the economy and work to improve the efficiency of use, however, that Egypt is one of the world's most wasteful water use, ...
Assessment of Radioactivity Levels and Annual Dose Intake from Water Consumption in Sohag Governorate, Egypt. In this study, the activity levels of 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K in ( Bq/l) , the associated total dose intake in ( mSv/y) and lifetime cancer risk have been ... M Mahmoud,M...
Irrespective of the reason, bottled water consumption has been steadily growing in the world for the past 30 years. In Egypt, this is still increasing to reach 3.8 l/person/day, despite its high price compared with tap water.The purpose of this study was ...
He attributed the decline to the limited quantity of available water resources, adding that Egypt’s water resources come from outside its borders. “Amid the growing water shortage, the state is trying to reduce the gap between water resources and the mounting consumption through [using] treated...
Analyzing satellite data time-series for agricultural expansion and its water consumption in arid region: a case study of the Farafra oasis in Egypt's West... The harsh climate, prevalent soil properties, and a lack of water in the desert environment make controlling the vegetation cover ...