Vulnerability Assessment of Environmental and Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Sultanate of Oman

Vulnerability Assessment of Environmental and Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Sultanate of Oman

Climate change and its consequences present one of the most important threats to water resources systems which are vulnerable to such changes due to their limited adaptive capacity. Water resources in arid mountain regions, such as Al Jabal Al Akhdar; northern Sultanate of Oman, are vulnerable to th...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Saif Al-Kalbani, Martin F. Price, Asma Abahussain, Mushtaque Ahmed, Timothy O'Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
vulnerability index
water resources stress
development pressure
ecological health
management capacity
climate change
adaptation
mitigation
Al Jabal Al Akhdar
Oman
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/6/10/3118

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