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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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E3S Web of Conferences, 2016 The preparation of routine flood guidance statements and formulation of incident management strategies requires national operating agencies to have a firm understanding of the performance of flood forecasting models.
Wells Steven +4 more
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Beyond the Metrics: Context‐Aware Calibration for Better Drain Flow Modelling
Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Robust hydrological and water quality modelling is essential for advancing the understanding and management of engineered agricultural subsurface drainage systems. Achieving credible model output hinges on calibration strategies that are both rigorous and context sensitive. At the field scale, accurately capturing the dynamics of nutrient load
R. Caleb Bruhn +3 more
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Farmer‐Led Strategies for Water Conservation in the Urmia Lake Basin, Iran
Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the urgent issues of water scarcity and limited farmer livelihoods in the Urmia Lake basin. To address these challenges, we apply the Governance, Autonomy, Integration, and Needs orientation (GAIN) methodology. Our participatory approach revealed that farmers prioritised actionable measures for water management, yield ...
Sina Besharat +20 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2001 There has been increasing pressure on farmers in Europe to reduce the emissions of ammonia from their land. Due to the current financial climate in which farmers have to operate, it is important to identify ammonia control measures that can be adopted ...
Mark R. Theobald +13 more
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Food security in Kerala depends on effective irrigation, but poor‐quality irrigation water poses threats such as salinity, sodicity and reduced soil productivity. Although past assessments have been localised, this study presents the first comprehensive, statewide evaluation of irrigation water suitability across 44 major rivers in Kerala.
Raji Karuna +2 more
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Recent advance in earth observation big data for hydrology
Big Earth Data, 2018 In the past three decades, breakthroughs in satellites and remote sensing have highly demonstrated their potential to characterize and model the various components of the hydrological cycle.
Lajiao Chen, Lizhe Wang
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A First Quantitative Assessment of Soil Health at European Scale Considering Soil Genesis
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Soil health degradation is a major threat to European food security, biodiversity, and climate stability. While scientists have debated how to define soil health during recent decades, a quantifiable framework for monitoring, management, and policy remains lacking.
Christine Alewell +14 more
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Environmental Sciences EuropeWith the nationwide introduction of wastewater treatment the overall water quality improved significantly, but challenges remain, including diffuse pollution, historical sediment contamination and the presence of a multitude of anthropogenic chemical ...
Lars Duester +22 more
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