ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2021/RICCAR/TECHNICAL REPORT.8
Country: State of Palestine
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability
Focus Area: Climate change, Natural resource sustainability
Initiatives: Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies, RICCAR, Advancing water and food security
SDGs: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action
Keywords: Climate change, Groundwater, Food security
Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources in the Eocene Aquifer System
June 2022
This Technical Report presents a detailed case study on the assessment of climate change impacts on groundwater resource use and availability in the Eocene aquifer in the State of Palestine. It also includes an analysis of localized impacts of climate change on maize and potato yields. The regional climate projections for the Mashreq Domain used to inform this report were produced by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). This study was carried out as part of a project focused on water and food security under a changing climate context led by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
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This Technical Report presents a detailed case study on the assessment of climate change impacts on groundwater resource use and availability in the Eocene aquifer in the State of Palestine. It also includes an analysis of localized impacts of climate change on maize and potato yields. The regional climate projections for the Mashreq Domain used to inform this report were produced by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). This study was carried out as part of a project focused on water and food security under a changing climate context led by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
