GLOWA Jordan River

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GLOWA Jordan River
Vulnerability of Water Resources in Eastern
Mediterranean Environments - an Integrated
Approach to Sustainable Management
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Water availability - rainfall spatial variability
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Note the decrease in rainfall in northern
Spain Central Europe and Greece.
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Water availability - rainfall temporal
variability
Alpert et al pers comm
Red Sea Trough Systems - northward extension of
the Sudan Low Up to N-E Mediterranean,
associated with droughts over northern Israel and
often flooding in the south.
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GLOWA Work Packages WP I Global Change
Scenarios. Lead Q How do climate and land-use
develop under global change? WP II Water
Resources, Availability/Demand,
Quality/Quantity. Lead Q How do water
availability (quantity and quality) and water
demand develop under global
change? WP III Water in Natural/Semi-Natural
Ecosystems. Lead Q How do water and ecosystem
dynamics interact and how can they be
managed? WP IV Water and Agriculture. Lead
Q How do water and agriculture interact and how
can they be managed? WP V Integration and
Stakeholder Participation. Lead Q How can risk
of water scarcity best be addressed in regional
integrated land and water
management?