Optimising water resources management by Using Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) in the West of Iraq

• Autorzy: Abdulhameed Isam Mohammed , Sulaiman Sadeq Oleiwi , Najm Abu Baker Ahmed , Al-Ansari Nadhir

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/jwld.2022.140795

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Iraq has been suffering from decreasing Euphrates discharge due to the construction of dams within upstream countries and the use of surface irrigation systems. The country is facing a problem with meeting the increasing demand for water as a result of population growth and development in the industrial and agricultural sectors. Therefore, a simulation modelling was applied for western Iraq (Ramadi city as a case study) using the Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP) for the period 2018-2035. This research follows a four-step approach that involves: (i) evaluating the available water of the Euphrates River under declined water imports caused by the construction of dams in Turkey and Syria, (ii) assessing present and future water demands of the domestic, industrial, and agricultural sectors, (iii) improving water productivity (WP) by means of saving more water, (iv) estimating the economic returns under improved water use. The results showed that Iraq would face a serious problem in the coming years, represented by the limited storage of Haditha Dam, which is considered the strategic water storage site for the central and southern regions of Iraq. The study indicated the necessity of finding alternative sources of water supply by adopting new water management strategies to reduce the water deficit.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

dual Kc approach; water management; water productivity; WEAP model

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo ITP
• Czasopismo: Journal of Water and Land Development
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: no. 53
• Strony: 176--186
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 57 poz., mapy, tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Abdulhameed Isam Mohammed

• University of Anbar, College of Engineering, Upper Euphrates Basin Developing Centre, Ramadi, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7064-8660

autor

Sulaiman Sadeq Oleiwi

• University of Anbar, College of Engineering, Dams and Water Resources Department, Ramadi, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6240-5685

autor

Najm Abu Baker Ahmed

• University of Anbar, College of Engineering, Dams and Water Resources Department, Ramadi, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4656-4998

autor

Al-Ansari Nadhir

• Lulea University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Porsön, 97187 Lulea, Sweden

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-2653

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).