Open AccessWater Scarcity: Problems and Possible solutions
Author(s) -
Nadhir Nadhir Al-Ansari,
Nahla Abbas,
Jan Laue,
Sven Knutsson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of earth sciences and geotechnical engineering
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47260/jesge/1127
Subject(s) - water scarcity , scarcity , economic shortage , water resources , water resource management , tributary , climate change , work (physics) , environmental science , riparian zone , natural resource economics , environmental planning , business , geography , economics , engineering , geology , mechanical engineering , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , oceanography , cartography , government (linguistics) , habitat , biology , microeconomics
Iraq relies in its water resources on the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates and theirtributaries. It used to be considered rich in its water resources until 1970. Then, thewater quantity started to decrease due to the construction of hydrological projectswithin the riparian countries as well as the effect of climate change. In addition,water management planning in Iraq requires number of strategies that can help toovercome the water shortage problem. In this work, the negative problems arediscussed and solutions are given to solve the water shortage problem.Keywords: Water Scarcity, Tigris, Euphrates, Climate Change, Iraq.