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Mohsen Sherif1,2, Muhammad Usman Liaqat3, Faisal Baig1,2
1National Water and Energy Center, UAE University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Heliyon
|October 11, 2023
概括
海湾合作委员会 (GCC) 国家的水资源稀缺. 可持续的水资源管理和创新解决方案对于解决人均高消耗和未来需求至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 水资源管理 水资源管理
- 适应气候变化 适应气候变化
背景情况:
- 海湾合作委员会 (GCC) 国家由于干旱的气候和有限的降雨而面临严重的水资源短缺.
- 该地区的人均水消耗高,水足迹大,是该地区的特点.
- 现有的水资源处于紧张状态,需要对供需进行全面评估.
研究的目的:
- 提供近期海湾合作委员会国家的水资源和需求的定量和质量评估.
- 评估当前的水资源管理实践,包括海水淡化和废水处理能力.
- 讨论气候变化对可用水的潜在影响.
主要方法:
- 评估每年的可再生地表水,海水淡化能力和废水处理能力.
- 估计人均用水量.
- 分析水需求趋势,并确定导致的因素.
- 讨论气候变化对水资源的影响.
主要成果:
- 每年的可再生地表水,海水淡化能力和废水处理能力估计分别为4.14亿立方米,26.4亿立方米和10.07亿立方米.
- 人均平均每日用水量约为550升.
- 经过处理的废水的再利用是有限的,主要是用于绿色空间,尽管有三级处理.
结论:
- 海湾合作委员会国家需要紧急实施可持续的水资源管理计划.
- 关键战略包括关税改革,提高灌效率,以及海水淡化和处理方面的技术创新.
- 最大限度地利用经过处理的废水,收集雨水,解决网络泄漏对于未来的水安全至关重要.
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