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Web Based Meta-database and its Role in Improving Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean Basin

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  • Mohamad Awad
  • Mohamad Khawlie
  • Talal Darwich

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Water is a very crucial natural resource in the world and because of its selective availability among different countries; it will be the most precious commodity in the future. In the Mediterranean basin one can find a mosaic of countries rich in water and others poor. However, the common issue for all these countries is how to improve water resources management. NOSTRUM-DSS [Network on Governance, Science and Technology for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean. The role of DSS (Decision Support System) tools. Contract 509158. August 2004–August 2007], which is a co-ordination action funded by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Program, aims to contribute to the achievement of improved governance and planning in the field of sustainable water management. In order to achieve this goal, DSS tools which can ease the problem of accessing information about an Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) for decision makers, scientific community, and other organizations must be created. An online database is one of these tools which can help in creating an IWRM. This tool can reduce information redundancy, eliminate unneeded expenses, and create regional cooperation in the area of water resources management. In this paper a new Web based meta-database about climate, remote sensing, and Geographic Information System (GIS) related to water resources management is introduced, and its role in improving water resources management is discussed. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009

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  • Mohamad Awad & Mohamad Khawlie & Talal Darwich, 2009. "Web Based Meta-database and its Role in Improving Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean Basin," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 23(13), pages 2669-2680, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:23:y:2009:i:13:p:2669-2680
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9402-9
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    1. Georges Comair & Daene McKinney & David Maidment & Gonzalo Espinoza & Harish Sangiredy & Abbas Fayad & Fernando Salas, 2014. "Hydrology of the Jordan River Basin: A GIS-Based System to Better Guide Water Resources Management and Decision Making," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 28(4), pages 933-946, March.
    2. Nenad Stefanovic & Ivana Radojevic & Aleksandar Ostojic & Ljiljana Comic & Marina Topuzovic, 2015. "Composite Web Information System for Management of Water Resources," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 29(7), pages 2285-2301, May.
    3. Teresa Torregrosa & Martín Sevilla & Borja Montaño & Victoria López-Vico, 2010. "The Integrated Management of Water Resources in Marina Baja (Alicante, Spain). A Simultaneous Equation Model," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 24(14), pages 3799-3815, November.

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