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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Water Availability: A factor of sustainability and adaptation of agriculture to climate change

Papadopoulou M., (Corresponding) Charchousi D.

Topic:

Water policy, management and society

Climate change is expected to negatively affect agriculture. The effects of climate change on agricultural production are widely studied and adaptation strategies have already been proposed and even applied and assessed in many cases. A key component on agriculture vulnerability to climate change...Read more

Keywords:

irrigation, water management, climate change, adaptation, water availability

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00406

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00406

An Agent Based Modelling tool exploring decision-making processes for flood risk management

(Corresponding) Koutiva I., Makropoulos C.

Topic:

Water policy, management and society

Cities at risk of extreme hydro-meteorological events need to be prepared to decrease the extent of the impacts. However, the majority usually reacts to the catastrophe, having failed to proactively prepare against extremes. This can be a result of both absent structural protection measures and...Read more

Keywords:

decision-making, flood risk management, agent based modelling

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00510

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00510

WATER SALINIZATION IN IRAN: SPATIAL VARIATION OF SALINITY IN GROUNDWATER RESOURCES OF NORTH WEST (URMIA LAKE)

Shakerkhatibi M., Jahanimoghaddam H., Esmat Saatloo M., (Corresponding) Mosaferi M.

Topic:

Water policy, management and society

This study presents the quality of drinking water in terms of salinity in the western margin of Lake Urmia, Iran. During the study a total of 121 samples from 116 wells and 5 springs were collected which constitute drinking water resources of 301 villages in the study area. Approximately more than...Read more

Keywords:

Water quality, Groundwater, Salinity, Electric Conductivity, Salt water

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00808

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00808

Monitoring and treatment of cyanobacterial contaminated surface waters in France and Cyprus

(Corresponding) Antoniou M., Brient L., Tsiarta N., Keliri E., Christofi M., Sukenik A.

Topic:

Water policy, management and society

Over the past few decades eutrophication of surface water has increased worldwide because of different anthropological activities including land fertilization and sewage run-offs; in combination with climate change. Excessive amount of nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen), is now detected in...Read more

Keywords:

eutrophication, cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, in-lake treatment

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00923

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00923

The importance of water for life on the planet: Education for Global Citizenship

(Corresponding) Tzaberis N.

Topic:

Water policy, management and society

The water shortage observed is due to the fact that the environment has undergone significant interventions that led to a qualitative degradation of water resources, overexploitation, pollution, the dropping of water level, salivation of aquifers, etc. The prevailing situation seems to be...Read more

Keywords:

Water, pollution, water scarcity, Education for Global Citizenship.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2019.00951

Conference:

CEST2019

Paper ID:

cest2019_00951