The scarcity of conventional water resources represents for Algeria, because of its Mediterranean climate arid to semi-arid, a major concern. The global water potential of Algeria does not exceed 13.2 billion m3 of water, ...

Drought is a naturally occurring event that human beings grapple with the question of how to mitigate its impacts. Certainly, Agriculture is one of the biggest casualties of drought events but the extent to which the ...

Different theories emphasize the role climate change plays in the actual abnormal occurrence of climate related natural disasters. Climate change continues to pose a threat to the sustainability of natural resources. ...

Wadi Boukiou watershed is a sub-basin of the Tafna located in Northwestern Algeria, in a region of high climatic variability where drought has an important effect on the hydrological behavior. The work focuses on the ...

Fisheries and aquaculture play an important role in western African sub-region countries. Even if its contribution to GDP is not so important compare to agriculture, decrease in productivity affect communities living ...

Surface water bodies are essential resources that provide water for different activities. However, Soil erosion and runoff generated as a result of human activities contribute to considerable amount of sediment yield ...