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DOI	10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101564
	Groundwater resources in Qatar: A comprehensive review and informative recommendations for research, governance, and management in support of sustainability
	Aloui, Sarra; Zghibi, Adel; Mazzoni, Annamaria; Elomri, Adel; Triki, Chefi
通讯作者	Zghibi, A
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
EISSN	2214-5818
出版年	2023
卷号	50
英文摘要	Study region: Qatar, Western Asia Study focus: Groundwater is Qatar's main conventional freshwater resource, its cornerstone for agricultural development, and its potential strategic water reserve. We review key literature on Qatar's groundwater resources published over the past four decades (1982-2022) in order to report the current knowledge of the country's resources, update the understanding of the challenges they face, and recommend research-based pathways for their sustainable management. New hydrological insights for the region: There is evidence that Qatar's groundwater resources have been drastically depleted and qualitatively degraded mainly due to long-term over-exploitation. A longstanding ineffectiveness in addressing certain groundwater challenges such as groundwater over-abstraction and groundwater salinization was highlighted. The unsustainability of groundwater resources in the country can be attributed to a lack of understanding of the aquifer systems, the under-regulation of groundwater, and unsustainable agricultural practices. Therefore, to ensure the long-term availability and quality of groundwater in Qatar, it is crucial to: (i) enhance research efforts by improving data availability and accessibility, fostering multidisciplinary approaches and diversifying research methods, and addressing knowledge gaps, (ii) strengthen governance mechanisms by engaging the different stakeholders in the decision-making process to establish and enforce tangible groundwater use and protection policies and strategies, and (iii) adopt sustainable management practices for groundwater quantity and quality control.
英文关键词	Groundwater Qatar Arid regions Sustainable management Research Policy
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001111719300001
WOS关键词	WATER SCARCITY ; ARABIAN PENINSULA ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; NORTH-AFRICA ; DEPLETION ; AQUIFER ; QUALITY ; GRACE ; IRRIGATION ; DYNAMICS
WOS类目	Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/397453
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Aloui, Sarra,Zghibi, Adel,Mazzoni, Annamaria,et al. Groundwater resources in Qatar: A comprehensive review and informative recommendations for research, governance, and management in support of sustainability[J],2023,50.
APA	Aloui, Sarra,Zghibi, Adel,Mazzoni, Annamaria,Elomri, Adel,&Triki, Chefi.(2023).Groundwater resources in Qatar: A comprehensive review and informative recommendations for research, governance, and management in support of sustainability.JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES,50.
MLA	Aloui, Sarra,et al."Groundwater resources in Qatar: A comprehensive review and informative recommendations for research, governance, and management in support of sustainability".JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES 50(2023).