为气候适应性优化储水:在斯里兰卡,地理空间目标是小型水箱的再生
Fulvio D Lopane1, Sophie Ayling2, Yi Rong Hoo3
1Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London. Gower St, WC1E 6BT, UK, London, United Kingdom.
Journal of environmental management
|January 7, 2025
概括
斯里兰卡 斯里兰卡 斯里兰卡
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 农业工程 农业工程
- 水资源管理 水资源管理
背景情况:
- 气候变化和干旱威胁着斯里兰卡的农业.
- 斯里兰卡有23000个小型水箱,但有21%的水箱没有功能.
- 传统的村庄储水是南亚的重要基础设施.
研究的目的:
- 设计一个国家优先级指数,用于再生小型水箱.
- 确定在坦克恢复方面的投资优先领域.
- 加强农业社区的水源安全和抗旱能力.
主要方法:
- 使用地理空间方法来分类地区级统计数据.
- 数据分辨率设置为1公里,以绘制农业依赖人口的地图.
- 建立了优先级指数,评估供应,需求和地下水再生效用.
主要成果:
- 在Kurunegala和Anuradhapura地区确定了坦克复苏的优先区域.
- 开发的指数有效地评估了水箱的恢复潜力.
- 该研究为优化干旱缓解资源配置提供了一个框架.
结论:
- 国家优先级指数为有效投资水箱复苏提供了一个战略框架.
- 这种方法可以显著提高水安全和脆弱农业社区的弹性.
- 该方法可应用于南亚其他依赖小型水箱基础设施的地区.
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