Water Resources in Arid Areas: The Way Forward, 1st ed. 2017 Springer Water Series

This book presents the most recent innovations, trends, concerns and practical challenges, and solutions in the field of water resources for arid areas. It gathers outstanding contributions presented at the International Water Conference on Water Resources in Arid Areas (IWC 2016), which was held in Muscat, Oman in March 2016.

Paleoclimatic Registers From Semi-Arid Costal Sediments Of Southeastern India: A Multi Proxy Approach.- Collective Impact of Upstream Anthropogenic Interventions and Prolonged Droughts on Downstream Basin’s Development in Arid and Semi-arid areas: The Diyala Transboundary Basin.- Scenarios based climate projection for Oman water resources.- Study Of Rainfall Variations In Tessa Subwatershed Of Medjerda River In Tunisia.- Spatial And Temporal Variability Analysis Of Modeled Precipitation Data In A Catchment Of Chambal Basin.- Recent Observed Climate Change Over Oman.- Significance Of Silica Analysis In Groundwater Studies Of Domestic ShallowWells In Parts Of Jeli District, Kelantan, Malaysia.- Assessment Of Global Change Impacts On Groundwater Resources In Souss-Massa Basin.- An Overview Of Stable Isotopes In Northern Oman'S Main Aquifers AsAnInsight Into Recharge Process.- Satellite-Based Estimates Of Groundwater Storage Changes As The Najd Aquifers In Oman.

Dr. Osman Abdalla holds BSc (1988) and MSc (1993) in Geology from University of Khartoum and PhD (2000) in Hydrogeology from University of Technology, Berlin. He is the Director of Water Research Center at Sultan Qaboos University since 2012 and associate professor of hydrogeology at the department of Earth sciences, College of Science. His research bridges several areas of physical and chemical hydrogeology in arid areas and intends to develop a solid platform for hydrogeological and environmental research and training of an international standard with emphasis on groundwater recharge and discharge. Dr. Abdalla has established many international and regional collaborations, been awarded over 10 major grants including His Majesty Trust Fund and published several articles in reputable international journals.

 Dr. Anvar Kacimov. BSc-MSc, PhD (fluid mechanics) from Kazan University, USSR,1982, 1987. Work history: 1982-1998 at Kazan University, Departments of Seepage and Mathematical Analysis. Since 1998 with SQU, Oman as Assistant-Associate-Full Professor, Department of Soils, Water and Agricultural Eng. Administratively: HoD (2007-2012), Director of Water Research Centre (2011-2012), Dean (2012-2015). Areas of interest: fluid, heat and mass transfer through porous media (soils, aquifers, oil formations). Applications: hydroecology, soil physics, irrigation and drainage, hydraulic and hydrologic engineering, groundwater hydrology, fluid mechanics, reservoir engineering. Publications: 128 papers in refereed journals (in English) and 2 co-authored books (in Russian). Selected awards: Omani Green Research Award with a Special Commendation of Mitsubishi Corporation (2010), Best Reviewer of Vadose Zone Journal (2005) and J. of Irrigation and Drainage Eng., ASCE (2013).

Dr. Mingjie Chen holds a Bachelor degree in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University(1997) and a Master degree in Environmental Sciences from Peking Univers

Explores state-of-the-art technologies for waste treatment in arid areas

Presents recent advances to further improve the critical water situation

Discusses essential water-related challenges and proposed solutions

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras