The National Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in Bahrain

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Economic Commission for West Asia
dc.contributor.organizationWest Asia Office
dc.coverage.spatialBahrain
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-18T16:45:36Z
dc.date.available2019-10-18T16:45:36Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.descriptionThis document, prepared jointly by UNEP’s Regional Office for West Asia and UNESCWA in October 1991, presents a comprehensive and data-rich framework to mitigate desertification across Bahrain. Drawing on extensive assessments of natural resources and socio-economic conditions, it details the country’s declining agricultural productivity, groundwater depletion, and rising soil salinity. It outlines physical and human drivers of land degradation, including over-abstraction of aquifers, ineffective irrigation practices, urban encroachment, and shifts in labor dynamics. The document emphasizes evidence-based interventions such as wastewater reuse, artificial recharge systems, land capability zoning, crop-specific irrigation strategies, and formation of national institutional mechanisms. It proposes a calibrated mathematical water balance model and an integrated system analysis to guide long-term water and land resource management. The multi-phased plan prioritizes sustainable agriculture, improved governance, and community participation.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30295
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number163 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectdesertification
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectair
dc.subjectrain
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectarid zone
dc.subjectwind
dc.subjectland
dc.subjectsoil
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectsewage treatment plant
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectagricultural land
dc.subjectcrop
dc.subjectpopulation
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectlabour
dc.subjectBahrain
dc.titleThe National Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in Bahrainen
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