Management of water scarcity in arid areas: a case study (Ziz Watershed)

Ismail Elhassnaoui, Zineb Moumen (), Manuela Tvaronavičienė (), Mohamed Ouarani (), Mohamed Ben-Daoud (), Issam Serrari (), Ikram Lahmidi (), M.A.S. Wahba, Ahmed Bouziane (), Driss Ouazar () and Moulay Hasnaoui
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Ismail Elhassnaoui: UM5 - Université Mohammed V de Rabat [Agdal]
Zineb Moumen: LISAC, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
Manuela Tvaronavičienė: Daugavpils University
Mohamed Ouarani: UM6P - Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique = Mohammed VI Polytechnic University [Ben Guerir]
Mohamed Ben-Daoud: UMI - جامعة مولاي إسماعيل = Université Moulay Ismaïl
Issam Serrari: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Ikram Lahmidi: LISAC, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
M.A.S. Wahba: National Water Research Center
Ahmed Bouziane: Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water
Driss Ouazar: UM5 - Université Mohammed V de Rabat [Agdal]
Moulay Hasnaoui: UM5 - Université Mohammed V de Rabat [Agdal]

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Abstract: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to reach 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs 6 deals with water security, which refers mainly to ensure availability and sustainable management of water. The present study aims to enhance reservoir performance under climate change to deal with water scarcity. For this purpose, we proposed a new methodology where precipitation and evaporation data provided through temporal downscaling are leveraged by a real-time management algorithm coupled with the Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS). The real-time dam management algorithm is based on water balance equation and rule curves. It provides information about (1) dam storage, (2) dam release, (3) dam evaporation, (4) dam diversion, (5) spilled water volume, (6) emergency spilled water volume, (7) dam inflow, (8) irrigation demand, (9) irrigation shortage, (10) dam siltation, (11) dam hydropower production , (12) hydropower energy income. The developed approach has been applied to the Hassan Addakhil multipurpose reservoir in Morocco. The result shows that the dam reliability and resilience have increased from 40% to 70% and from 16% to 66%, respectively, while the vulnerability remained constant. Additionally, this study has pointed out that the installation of a hydropower plant is an opportunity to produce clean electrical energy and generate an income enough to cover different costs related to dam management and maintenance. Therefore, the real-time management tool developed in the framework of this project can significantly enhance reservoir performance .

Keywords: Climate change; SDGs (6); Temporal downscaling; Real-time dam management; Hydropower; Dam performance; Ziz watershed (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-03-30
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Published in Insights into Regional Development, 2021, 3 (1), pp.80 - 103. ⟨10.9770/ird.2021.3.1(5)⟩

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