Resources, hydrology, scarcity, basins and the regional context.
Non-renewable fossil aquifers supply 30–40% of freshwater withdrawal across the MENA region. This article examines depletion rates, saltwater intrusion trajectories, and the managed aquifer recharge programmes that are beginning to slow the decline.
What Intrusion covers within Aquifers & Salinity, the questions it answers in practice, and where to read next.
What Managed Recharge covers within Aquifers & Salinity, the questions it answers in practice, and where to read next.
What Depletion covers within Aquifers & Salinity, the questions it answers in practice, and where to read next.
Piloting ASR in a brackish sandstone aquifer to buffer treated water supply against peak summer demand, reducing peak-day desalination throughput by 12 %.