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Browsing by Author "Ghanimeh, Sophia, Ph.D."

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  • Impact of climate change on the flow of El Kalb River and water demand of Beirut 
    Saade, Jad Elia (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2020)
    The general circulation models (GCMs) projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate an increasing temperature and a drying trend in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region by the end of the 21st century. Accordingly, Lebanon’s water resources are expected to be heavily affected, and concomitantly, urban water demand is expected to increase. In this context, this thesis focuses on the impact of climate change on water demand in Greater Beirut Area (GBA) and the water flow in El Kalb basin – which feeds 70% of GBA population. This study is the first to: (1) ...
  • Towards a more sustainable water management scheme for Qatar 
    Al Khoury, Ibrahim Gaby (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021)
    Qatar is an arid country with limited natural freshwater resources due to low rainfall and high evapotranspiration. The country, having the third largest natural gas reserve in the world, relies primarily on fossil fuel-powered seawater desalination to meet domestic water demand, estimated at around 600 liters per capita per day. Additionally, groundwater is being depleted to supply the agricultural sector, which consumes about 230 million cubic meters of freshwater each year. Hence, this paper aimed at improving the sustainability of the water management scheme of Qatar by developing a combination ...