Model development for integrated water management in the influence area of phosphate mines

dc.contributor.author	Bru, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Guezennec, A-G	en
dc.contributor.author	Lanini, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Graveline, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Soulis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Karaouli, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Guesmi, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:48:10Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:48:10Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3992
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dc.subject	DSS development	en
dc.subject	Integrated water management	en
dc.subject	Mediterranean countries.	en
dc.subject	Phosphate mines	en
dc.subject.other	Climatic variability	en
dc.subject.other	DSS development	en
dc.subject.other	European research project	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated approach	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated water management	en
dc.subject.other	Limiting factors	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean countries	en
dc.subject.other	Model development	en
dc.subject.other	Regional scale	en
dc.subject.other	Socio-economic development	en
dc.subject.other	Socio-economics	en
dc.subject.other	Tunisia	en
dc.subject.other	Water consumption	en
dc.subject.other	Water demand	en
dc.subject.other	Water managers	en
dc.subject.other	Water resources management	en
dc.subject.other	Water scarcity	en
dc.subject.other	Water users	en
dc.subject.other	Artificial intelligence	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Decision support systems	en
dc.subject.other	Economics	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrogeology	en
dc.subject.other	Information technology	en
dc.subject.other	Phosphate mines	en
dc.subject.other	Research	en
dc.subject.other	Water management	en
dc.subject.other	Water supply	en
dc.subject.other	Water conservation	en
dc.title	Model development for integrated water management in the influence area of phosphate mines	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	The phosphate industry is a major contributor to the economy of some Mediterranean countries such as Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan. Large volumes of water are required by the mining industry in areas where water resources are scarce or limited. The increasing water demand, due to many factors such as industrial, agricultural and socioeconomic development, combined with a pronounced climatic variability threatens groundwater resources in terms of quantity and of quality. This water scarcity is farming as it represents a limiting factor to the sustainable development of these regions and it may result in conflicts between the water users. This paper presents the methodology currently applied in the European research project Elmaa to develop a Decision Support System (DSS) in two case studies, one in Tunisia and one in Morocco. The main objective of these DSS is to help water managers in improving water resources management at a regional scale. To achieve this obective, an integrated approach is implemented. This approach includes a realistic description of the socio-hydrosystem of the studied area, definition of scenarios for water resources and water demands evolution for the next 25 years, results of hydrologic and hydrogeologic modelling and results of socio-economic studies. By comparing water scenarios, it aUows determining ways to optimise water consumption and to improve water resources conservation.	en
heal.journalName	Proc. iEMSs 4th Biennial Meeting - Int. Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software: Integrating Sciences and Information Technology for Environmental Assessment and Decision Making, iEMSs 2008	en
dc.identifier.volume	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	606	en
dc.identifier.epage	613	en