Water Mangement Intricacies in the Sultanate of OmanThe Augmenation—Conservation Conundrum

Autor:	Hassan A. Al-Ajmi, Hayder A. Abdel Rahman
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	business.industry Groundwater recharge Management Monitoring Policy and Law Standard of living Natural resource Water resources Environmental protection Agriculture Per capita Environmental science Water quality Agricultural productivity business Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Water International. 26:68-79
ISSN:	1941-1707 0250-8060
DOI:	10.1080/02508060108686887
Popis:	As with most arid regions, the gap between increasing demands for freshwater and the limited available natural resources has increased dramatically in the Sultanate of Oman. This is mainly due to the expansion in agricultural production and improvements in the standard of living with increasing demands per capita for good quality water. Major aquifers are affected from excessive pumping at rates, which have reached 190 percent of the safe yield in some areas. Several water management approaches have been introduced and implemented, including augmentation of resources and conservation of water. The overall annual water deficit has been estimated to be about 378 Mm3, nearly 50 percent of this being in the most agriculturally productive area of the country. This paper highlights the water shortages in Oman and the efforts exerted to resolve them. It also presents an economic assessment of costs and benefits that might provide a preliminary sound base for examining alternative methods of water augmen...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::4fb9e720c2cb96def036b35ea6d91b52 https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060108686887 Zobrazit plný text záznamu