Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
HESS
Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-953-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-953-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
Research article
 | 
03 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 03 Mar 2016

Mediterranean irrigation under climate change: more efficient irrigation needed to compensate for increases in irrigation water requirements

M. Fader, S. Shi, W. von Bloh, A. Bondeau, and W. Cramer

Viewed

Total article views: 10,828 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
6,466 4,081 281 10,828 764 197 261
  • HTML: 6,466
  • PDF: 4,081
  • XML: 281
  • Total: 10,828
  • Supplement: 764
  • BibTeX: 197
  • EndNote: 261
Views and downloads (calculated since 31 Aug 2015)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 31 Aug 2015)
Latest update: 06 Dec 2025
Download
Short summary
At present, the Mediterranean region could save 35 % of water by implementing more efficient irrigation and conveyance systems (EICS). By 2080–2090 the region may face an increase in gross irrigation requirements (IRs) of up to 74 % due to climate change and population growth. EICS may be able to compensate to some degree these increases. Most countries in the northern and eastern Mediterranean have a high risk of not being able to meet future IRs due to water scarcity.
Read more
Share