The Problem of Utilization the Water Resources of the Republic of Iraq Under Progressive Desertification Conditions

被引：4

作者：

Awad, W. R. ^{[1
,2
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机构：

[1] St Petersburg State Univ, St Petersburg, Russia

[2] Babylon Univ, Babylon, Iraq

来源：

GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | 2014年 / 35卷 / 04期

关键词：

water resources; desertification; lake; bog; subsurface waters;

D O I：

10.1134/S1875372814040106

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

On the basis of a comprehensive analysis of the water resources utilization in the Republic of Iraq under progressive desertification conditions, the conclusion is drawn about the need to undertake measures for rationalization of fresh water usage in view of its shortage in the external sources: rivers, lakes, and bogs. The most important measures include the organization of drip irrigation and irrigated agriculture, the construction of dams intercepting flood waters, and the tapping of subsurface waters in droughty provinces. It is also necessary to restitute the international regulations concerning the equitable distribution of the transboundary waters within the drainage basins of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

引用

页码：373 / 379

页数：7