This study examines the socioeconomic features that underpin the expansion of groundwater-dependent irrigation in Northern State, Sudan. Groundwater development in the region serves as an economic lifeline given the poor Nile-based irrigation infrastructure and future changes in Nile hydrology. G...
Fragaszy, S.
,
Closas, Alvar
,
[Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan]
,
Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan
Building on existing literature and the analysis of a portfolio of development projects (past and under implementation), this paper reviews the evolution of water user associations (WUAs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), reflecting on the conceptualization of how they operate, and the promised outcom...
Aarnoudse, E.
,
Closas, Alvar
,
Lefore, Nicole
,
[Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa]
,
Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa
The ‘silent revolution’ is a phenomenon describing the individualistic behaviour of farmers in the adoption of intensive groundwater abstraction technologies, which in some cases has led to groundwater over-abstraction and environmental degradation in semiarid areas such as La Mancha, Spain. Howe...
Closas, Alvar
,
[Norias, boreholes and the role of the state during the groundwater ‘silent revolution’ in La Mancha, Spain]
,
Norias, boreholes and the role of the state during the groundwater ‘silent revolution’ in La Mancha, Spain
Molle, Francois
,
Closas, Alvar
,
Al-Zubari, W.
,
[Governing groundwater in the Middle East and North Africa Region]
,
Governing groundwater in the Middle East and North Africa Region
With decreasing aquifer levels, increasing groundwater pollution, inequitable access, and generally poor management outcomes, better groundwater governance has been put forward as a recipe to address these challenges worldwide. Existing recommendations focus on improved legal frameworks, monitori...
This paper assesses a case of co-management of groundwater between the state of Texas, pushing for the rationalisation of groundwater management, and local (mainly farming) communities organised in Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs), which are protective of their private groundwater rights...
Closas, Alvar
,
Molle, Francois
,
[Chronicle of a demise foretold: state vs. local groundwater management in Texas and the high plains aquifer system]
,
Chronicle of a demise foretold: state vs. local groundwater management in Texas and the high plains aquifer system
The Nile Delta of Egypt is known for its large irrigated area supplied with water diverted from the Nile River, with a limited use of groundwater, largely for domestic and industrial use. Official statistics for the whole delta indicate that there are a few thousand individual wells used for agri...
El-Agha, Doaa E.
,
Closas, Alvar
,
Molle, Francois
,
[Below the radar: the boom of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta in Egypt]
,
Below the radar: the boom of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta in Egypt
Avoiding the negative effects of intensive groundwater resource use is challenging, especially when the interactions and causal pathways between biophysical and socioeconomic processes are complex, and when users, management, and regulatory bodies are spatially dispersed. The plain of Haouaria, i...
Mekki, I.
,
Ghazouani, Wafa
,
Closas, Alvar
,
Molle, Francois
,
[Perceptions of groundwater degradation and mitigation responses in the Haouaria region in Tunisia]
,
Perceptions of groundwater degradation and mitigation responses in the Haouaria region in Tunisia
Molle, Francois
,
Closas, Alvar
,
[Groundwater governance: a synthesis. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]]
,
Groundwater governance: a synthesis. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]
Molle, Francois
,
Nassif, M.-H.
,
Jaber, B.
,
Closas, Alvar
,
Baydoun, S.
,
[Groundwater governance in Lebanon: the case of Central Beqaa. A Policy White Paper]
,
Groundwater governance in Lebanon: the case of Central Beqaa. A Policy White Paper