Integrated Study of Flash Floods in Wadi Basins Considering Sedimentation and Climate Change: An International Collaboration Project

AbstractRecently, Wadi flash floods (WFFs) have happened frequently in arid environments, resulting in great damage the society and the environment. In Oman, severe WFFs have occurred repeatedly within the last 10 years causing a huge impact on human lives and properties. This paper aims at introducing the framework of an international collaboration project between Japan and Oman for WFF management considering sediment dynamics and climate changes. Four research groups were established: climate change (G1), rainfall-runoff modeling (G2), sediment yield and transport (G3), and sedimentation and infiltration processes (G4). Several field investigations were conducted since 2017 until now. The detailed field survey to assess the deposited sediment in a dry reservoir by using sediment bars, and infiltration test, as well as drone survey were addressed. Some of the preliminary results and findings from the field investigation is discussed. The results show there is an adverse impact of sedimentation clogging on the infiltration process at the reservoirs. Based on the historical rainfall data analysis, there is a systematic increasing trend of the annual average precipitation with remarkable cycles over the MENA region and Oman. The knowledge obtained from this project is expected to be valuable to understanding sediment dynamics at Wadi basins.

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Future climate change could reduce irrigated and rainfed wheat water footprint in arid environments

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150991 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 150991

Author(s):

Sajjad Rahimi-Moghaddam ◽

Reza Deihimfard ◽

Brian Collins ◽

Khosro Azizi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Footprint ◽

Future Climate ◽

Future Climate Change ◽

Arid Environments ◽

Rainfed Wheat

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Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts in Semi-arid Environments in Tanzania: A Gender Perspective

Arid Environments and Sustainability ◽

10.5772/intechopen.72108 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Samwel J. Kabote

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Arid Environments ◽

Gender Perspective ◽

Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽

Semi Arid

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Monitoring canopy and air temperature of dominant vegetation in tropical semi-arid using bioclimatic model

Journal of Environmental Analysis and Progress ◽

10.24221/jeap.1.1.2016.978.1-12 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Josiclêda Domiciano Galvíncio ◽

Rejane Magalhães de Mendonça Pimentel

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Air Temperature ◽

Dominant Species ◽

Canopy Temperature ◽

Leaf Temperature ◽

Climate Change Scenarios ◽

Arid Environments ◽

Intergovernmental Panel ◽

Dry Land ◽

Bioclimatic Model

Typical vegetation of arid environments consists of few dominant species highly threatened by climate change. Jurema preta (Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poiret) is one of these successful species that now is dominant in extensive semiarid areas in the world. The development of a simple bioclimatic model using climate change scenarios based on optimistic and pessimistic predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shown as a simple tool to predict possible responses of dominant species under dry land conditions and low functional biodiversity. The simple bioclimatic model proved satisfactory in creating climate change scenarios and impacts on the canopy temperature of Jurema preta in semiarid Brazil. The bioclimatic model was efficient to obtain spatially relevant estimations of air temperature from determinations of the surface temperature using satellite images. The model determined that the average difference of 5oC between the air temperature and the leaf temperature for Jurema preta, and an increase of 3oC in air temperature, promote an increase of 2oC in leaf temperature. It leads to disturbances in vital physiological mechanisms in the leaf, mainly the photosynthesis and efficient use of water.

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How can climate change and engineered water conveyance affect sediment dynamics in the San Francisco Bay-Delta system?

Climatic Change ◽

10.1007/s10584-017-1954-8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 142 (3-4) ◽

pp. 375-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Fernanda Achete ◽

Mick van der Wegen ◽

Jan Adriaan Roelvink ◽

Bruce Jaffe

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

San Francisco ◽

San Francisco Bay ◽

Sediment Dynamics ◽

Delta System ◽

Water Conveyance

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Climate Change Effects on Suspended Sediment Dynamics in a Coastal Lagoon: Ria de Aveiro (Portugal)

Journal of Coastal Research ◽

10.2112/si85-105.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 85 ◽

pp. 521-525 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sandra Costa ◽

Ana Picado ◽

Nuno Vaz ◽

Carlos Coelho ◽

Luís Portela ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Suspended Sediment ◽

Coastal Lagoon ◽

Sediment Dynamics ◽

Ria De Aveiro ◽

Climate Change Effects

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Climate change and the energy transition in the MENA region

Climate Change Law and Policy in the Middle East and North Africa Region ◽

10.4324/9781003044109-6 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 82-106

Author(s):

S. Duygu Sever

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Energy Transition ◽

Mena Region

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The Global Challenge of

Fourteen Points for the Twenty-First Century ◽

10.5810/kentucky/9780813179001.003.0008 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 153-172

Author(s):

Kathryn C. Kaufman

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

International Collaboration ◽

Development Fund ◽

Global Challenge ◽

Economic Progress ◽

The Creation ◽

Global Growth

This chapter addresses the lack of adequate global infrastructure and the limits imposed on global growth, prosperity, and quality of life. Inadequate infrastructure causes loss of lives, constrains economic progress, and exacerbates climate change. To address the infrastructure gap between what is being constructed and what is genuinely required, the author proposes the creation of a development fund, which will require international collaboration and cooperation, to make available a substantial amount of capital and dedicate it to projects that contribute to the betterment of society. This development fund will not only improve infrastructure but also enhance the quality of many lives.

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Students International Collaboration Projects (SICP)

Teaching and Learning with Virtual Teams ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-708-9.ch010 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 221-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kathryn Hashimoto ◽

Jean-marc Lehu

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

International Collaboration ◽

Interpersonal Skills ◽

Traditional Classroom ◽

Shared Responsibility ◽

Team Management ◽

New Concepts ◽

Experiential Process ◽

Faculty Mentors ◽

Collaboration Project

“SICP” stands for Students International Collaboration Project. This chapter describes a project where students create learning with faculty mentors, offering insights into problem solving. Achieving the freedom to learn and broaden students’ individual interpersonal skills is the main goal for this new endeavor. This chapter will explain SICP’s mission and its procedures, analyze its main concepts, and describe the outcomes. Experiences of past projects in the learning curve will be used to give a practical framework for teachers who would be interested in initiating such a project, not only for their students but also for themselves. The prototype combined French and American teams who wrote a research paper together. The learned outcomes focused on improved communication skills and team management. In the process, the students also learned about a different culture. This mentoring process constitutes an opportunity for teachers to stimulate learning by involving students in a shared responsibility experience. This project expands traditional classroom learning into an experiential process to learn new concepts.

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