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Inadequate groundwater recharge

Name(s):

Insufficient replacement of underground water

Reduced aquifer recharge rate

Incidence

Changes in seasonal distribution of aquifer recharge due to climate change may have a significant effect of low flows in rivers supported by baseflow from rapidly responding aquifers, while rivers supported by slowly responding aquifers may show a significant delay in response.

Groundwater resources in West Asia in general and on the Arabian Peninsula in particular are in a critical condition because the volumes withdrawn far exceed natural recharge rates, threatening water distribution systems that have been used for thousands of years.

Broader

Inadequate watershed management

Overexploitation of underground water resources

Vulnerability to long-term changes in precipitation patterns

Reduces

Leaching of salts through irrigation

Aggravated by

Ignorance of ecoregions

Increased surface runoff

Lack of water conservation

Limited catchment facilities

Destruction of natural barriers

Environmentally destructive redirection of water flows

Reduced by

Value(s)

Type

(E) Emanations of other problems

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