What is it about?
The research presents one of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model applications in the watersheds of western Algeria. The model is applied to evaluate and analyze the existing balance and expected future water resources management scenarios by taking into account the different operating policies and factors that may affect demand until 2030.
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Why is it important?
The question of water constitutes a permanent challenge for the countries of North Africa in general and Algeria in particular. For over 20 years, western Algeria region had significant rainfall deficits that resulted in severe droughts, which seriously affected the water resources in terms of quality and quantity. This research presents one of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model applications in watersheds of western Algeria.
Perspectives
The results confirmed that WEAP software offers a solid basis to assist planners in developing recommendations for future water resource management by revealing hot spots of action.
Prof. Abdelkader Hamlat
University of Laghouat
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This page is a summary of: Simulation of water resources management scenarios in western Algeria watersheds using WEAP model, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0539-0.
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