Compatibility of Water Resources System in Egypt to Future Climate Change Projections, Case Study Qena Governorate - Upper Egypt | ||
| Engineering Research Journal | ||
| Article 14, Volume 170, Issue 0, June 2021, Pages 150-168 PDF (730.97 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/erj.2021.177330 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Heba G. Hassan* 1; Mohie El Din M. Omar2; Marwa M. Aly3 | ||
| 1A Civil Engineer, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI), Egypt | ||
| 2Associate Professor, National Water Research Center (NWRC), Egypt & International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Egypt | ||
| 3Associate Professor of Irrigation & Water Resources, Faculty of Engineering, Materia- Helwan University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this paper, the water resources system in Qena governorate was proposed by studying the natural and hydrogeological conditions of the governorate, including its location, groundwater, climate and rain. Also Studying the Social and economic conditions of the study area including its population, crops, drinking water and etc. Through the water balance model and a Water Shortage Quality Index on 3 scenarios: the base case scenario in 2018, the realistic scenario in 2050 without any adaptation measures and the optimistic scenario in 2050, which considers adaptation measures of water shortage. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Climate Change; Water Balance Model; Water Security Quality-based Index | ||
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