Water Supply and Scarcity

According to the United Nations, water scarcity is defined as the point at which the aggregate impact of all users impinges on the supply or quality of water. Water scarcity is a relative concept and can occur at any level of supply or demand. Scarcity may be socially-constructed or the consequence of altered supply patterns stemming from climate change. Resources available in this sub-theme include U.S. drought monitoring data, workshops for rural water supply systems, among other resources that support water supply and scarcity.

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Water Supply and Scarcity Resources

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, V. Iii, Appendix B, Staff Papers, Section 4 of 4

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Document discusses the cost of delivery of irrigation water and setting fees to cover the cost of irrigation water delivery.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, Vol. Iv, Appendix C, Technical Articles

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Document offers methods to upgrade farm operation for a better crop yield, including water management and proper irrigation.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, V. Iii, Appendix B, Staff Papers, Section 3 of 4

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Document offers alternative methods to good irrigation and water management to satisfy the evapotranspiration needs of the crop.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, Vol. V, Appendix D, Training Manual

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This training manual and the accompanying training program is central to the purpose of the Egyptian Water Use Project (EWUP). Training skilled personnel in Water Management is essential to the achievement of the project goals and objectives, which include: developing improved irrigation water...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, Vol. Vi, Appendix E, Training: How to Do It Series

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Volume I of the Problem Identification Training Manual consists of a number of short, technical "How-To-Do-It" articles. The purpose of these articles is to provide specific instructions on how to carry out the tasks of problem identification. The How-To-Do-It series is merely a...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Small Cities Water Supply: TDY Report

Published: 
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers small cities water supply and involves the following scope of work: (1) Review available information and studies on the water supply and sanitation sector. (2) Review water supply and sanitation sector projects of YARG, USAID and other donors. (3) Identify possible small city...Read more
Regional focus: 
Yemen, Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Savanna Regional Water Resources and Land Use Project; Semi-Annual Report, July 1-December 31, 1978

Published: 
December 31, 1978
U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of this project is to contribute to the rational development of water resources in the West African Savanna region as required for agricultural development, human and animal consumption, and with due consideration for the ecological effects of such development. The purpose is to assist...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

More Water for Arid Lands: Promising Technologies and Research Opportunities

Published: 
January 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
Arid regions today face more difficult problems than ever before. The world's sand deserts appear to be enlarging, and droughts are contributing to the economic devastation of whole nations. The six drought-stricken Sahelian nations provide an extreme illustration, but industrialized and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Study of Real-Time Adaptive Closed-Loop Control Algorithm for Reservoir Operation

U.S. Agency for International Development
Recent studies on the optimal control of the High Aswan Dam in Egypt have illustrated the usefulness of steady-state stochastic dynamic programming techniques for deriving optimal release policies.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Outline of Water Resources Development in the West African Sahel

U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study was to draw up a first inventory of the quantities of water of all categories available for humans, livestock and irrigation in the various regions of the Sahel to locate the geographically, to compare them with the requirements and to see how far their use is compatible...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

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