Arid landsArid lands are geographically distributed on the globe. They usually receive lower rainfall than the cold humid regions. Therefore, an aridArid region is often considered water scarce, in which crop productionCrop production and consequently food securityFood security is significantly affected. The impact of climate change (emission of greenhouse gases and subsequent warming, low and infrequent rainfall) will further affect the volume and quality of water resources in arid landsArid lands. The reduced aquifer recharge and recycling of groundwater for irrigation will increase the marginality of the groundwater for better crop productionCrop production, thus the crop production may be improvised and affects the food securityFood security. In this chapter a comprehensive review of the water resources (conventional and non-conventional) of the arid region countries are amassed, the impact of climate changeClimate change on water resources highlighted, recommendations are given for strategic integrated water managementWater management in the aridArid region countries to intensify crop production for food security. Water withdrawal by agricultureAgriculture sector to total withdrawal in arid region countries is presented. Finally, developmental policies and legal framework are suggested to mitigate the impact of climate change for sustainable use of water resources for food securityFood security.

错误:搜索内容不能为空,请输入英文关键词
错误:关键词超出字数限制,请精简
高级检索

Climate-Driven Changes and Impact on Arid Lands Water Resources for Agriculture Production and Food Security

  • Hussain Abdullah,
  • Adel Al-Haddad,
  • Abdallah Abusam

摘要

Arid landsArid lands are geographically distributed on the globe. They usually receive lower rainfall than the cold humid regions. Therefore, an aridArid region is often considered water scarce, in which crop productionCrop production and consequently food securityFood security is significantly affected. The impact of climate change (emission of greenhouse gases and subsequent warming, low and infrequent rainfall) will further affect the volume and quality of water resources in arid landsArid lands. The reduced aquifer recharge and recycling of groundwater for irrigation will increase the marginality of the groundwater for better crop productionCrop production, thus the crop production may be improvised and affects the food securityFood security. In this chapter a comprehensive review of the water resources (conventional and non-conventional) of the arid region countries are amassed, the impact of climate changeClimate change on water resources highlighted, recommendations are given for strategic integrated water managementWater management in the aridArid region countries to intensify crop production for food security. Water withdrawal by agricultureAgriculture sector to total withdrawal in arid region countries is presented. Finally, developmental policies and legal framework are suggested to mitigate the impact of climate change for sustainable use of water resources for food securityFood security.