The role of water harvesting in the development of vegetation cover and reducing desertification within the desert dry areas | ||
| Kirkuk University Journal For Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Volume 14, Issue 2, July 2023, Pages 223-237 PDF (1.67 M) | ||
| Document Type: Review Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.58928/ku23.14221 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fadhil H. Mukhlif* 1; Ali M. Raja2; Sanaa R. Awad3; Inam M. Ayyed4; AbdulKarem A. M. Alalwany4 | ||
| 1Department of Conservation Agriculture, Center of Desert Studies, University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq | ||
| 2Department of Combat Desertification, Center of Desert Studies, University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq. | ||
| 3Directorate General of Anbar Education, Anbar, Iraq. | ||
| 4Department of Desert Geology, Center of Desert Studies, University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| It has become necessary to find harmony between the need to exploit rainwater and increase agricultural production, while continuing scientific creativity, especially in the field of multiple techniques for harvesting rainwater. This is for human use, irrigation of crops, and preservation of the environment within the drought that affected the ecological balance. The study addresses the importance of water harvesting in the development of pastoral and medicinal vegetation, the advantages of water harvesting techniques, benefiting from available land resources in the Iraqi desert, maintenance of existing wells, and the role of Arab research centres in supporting and settling the local population. The water yield of the valleys was calculated using the SCS method. This method was applied in calculating the volume of water yield prepared by the US Soil Conservation Service. The state of water harvesting in the plateaus of the Kingdom of Morocco was discussed, as natural resources are available within the region represented in its biological environment, despite the existence of a state of pastoral deterioration. This case was chosen as a model to monitor the best projects that can provide a state of environmental balance and stability of natural factors. In addition to opening prospects for balanced development within the region. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| water harvesting; soil; climate; dry areas; plant | ||
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