Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa
"Climatic Change and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa" is dedicated to high-priority topics related to the impact of climate change on water resources in a water scarce region. The subject is described and discussed in three main chapte
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Zereini · H. Hötzl (Eds.)
Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa
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Editors Prof. Dr. habil. Fathi Zereini Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Goethe-University, Frankfurt Altenhöferalle 1 D-60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-540-85046-5
Prof. Dr. Heinz Hötzl Universität Karlsruhe Inst. Geologie Kaiserstr. 12 76131 Karlsruhe Germany [email protected]
e-ISBN: 978-3-540-85047-2
Environmental Science and Engineering ISSN: 1863-5520 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008932570 c 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover Design: Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com
Preface
This publication on „Climatic Change and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa“ is dedicated to high-priority topics related to the impact of climate change on water resources in a water scarce region. Many aspects of climate change and its impact on the global hydrological cycle have been investigated, presented and published. However, the quantification of this influence is still very uncertain due to lack of understanding the complex system and the detailed interactions. Hence, process-oriented interdisciplinary research is necessary to overcome this problem. The German-Arab Scientific Forum for Environmental Studies organizes every second year a scientific forum as a platform for the exchange of information and presentation of research findings. As a result of this scientific forum, many scientists have taken the opportunity to contribute to this book giving an overview about their research regarding this topic. Naturally this book is divided into three chapters: Global climate change- sources and impacts on the water cycle. Impact of climate change on water resources. Water resources and water management. Global climate change due to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is influencing the world water cycle resulting in changes in precipitation patterns, temporally and regionally. In the first chapter several authors present their research results dealing with this relationship. First of all an overview about the dynamics of the clim
