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A review on implementing managed aquifer recharge in the Middle East and North Africa region: methods, progress and challenges

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submitted on 2024-09-10, 09:14 and posted on 2024-09-11, 06:21 authored by Salah Basem Ajjur, Husam Musa Baalousha

The study critically reviews the application, management and challenges of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through a survey of 142 studies. The survey reveals the objectives and methods of MAR in the region. It also shows the technical and socioeconomic challenges that significantly cause MAR failure in MENA countries. The article concludes by presenting a framework to evaluate MAR feasibility and it provides recommendations and guidance for future studies and MAR designs in the MENA region, which is facing the impact of climate change.

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Published in: Water International
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2021.1889192

Funding

Qatar Foundation, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (210018470).

History

Language

  • English

Publisher

Routledge

Publication Year

  • 2021

License statement

This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Institution affiliated with

  • Hamad Bin Khalifa University
  • College of Science and Engineering - HBKU
  • Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute - HBKU

Geographic coverage

Middle East and North Africa (MENA)