Agricultural Water Security: Strategies for Sustainable Use offers a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and solutions surrounding sustainable water use in agriculture.
Agricultural Water Security: A Global Perspective offers a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and solutions surrounding sustainable water use in agriculture. Bridging the gaps between water availability, demand, and governance, this book examines the intricate connections between agricultural production, food security, and socio-economic factors influencing water management decisions. Through global case studies and cutting-edge research, it presents strategies for balancing water supply and demand, improving water-use efficiency, and adapting to climate change and population growth. An indispensable resource for students, researchers, policymakers, and professionals in water and agricultural sciences, this book provides the insights needed to tackle the pressing issue of agricultural water security in an era of increasing water stress.
- Explores the physical, economic, and policy dimensions of agricultural water security, integrating global case studies and the latest research.
- Presents solutions for balancing water supply and demand, enhancing water-use efficiency, and adapting to climate change and population growth.
- Examines agricultural water security at farm, regional, national, and global levels, emphasizing integrated and sustainable management approaches.
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Book
Acronyms and Abbreviations
General Introduction
Chapter 1: Interlinkages Between Water, Agriculture, Climate Change, and Food
Security: Key Facts
Chapter 2: Indicators of Agricultural Water Security: Advances and
Limitations
Chapter 3: Contribution of Hydrological Modelling to the Assessment of
Agricultural Water Security under Climate Change: Case Studies from Around
the World
Chapter 4: Barriers to Agricultural Water Security: A Global Analysis of
Climatic Risks and Non-Climatic Constraints
Chapter 5: Recent Trends in Agricultural Water Security: A Global, Regional,
and Local Outlook
Chapter 6: Future Trends in Agricultural Water Security under Climate Change:
Global, Regional, and Local Perspectives
Chapter 7: Adapting for Tomorrow: Strategies to Enhance Agricultural Water
Security
Concluding Remarks and Recommendations
Dr. Zied Haj-Amor has extensive experience in the fields of agricultural water
management, soil management, climate change, and sustainable agriculture. He is
the author of two books, numerous book chapters, and many research papers published
in leading international journals, including Agricultural Water Management,
Science of the Total Environment, and the Journal of Water and Climate Change. In
recent years, he has actively contributed to several Tunisian and African research
projects focused on water and soil conservation under climate change. Furthermore,
he collaborates closely with researchers across Africa and Europe to enhance the
productivity of saline water and soils in the face of climate change.
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