Adaptation Strategies of the Hydrosocial Cycles in the Mediterranean Region

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 790
• Main Authors: Arahuetes, Ana, Hernández, María, Rico, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Adaptation; Aquatic resources; Climate change; Climatic conditions; diversification; Global temperature changes; hydrosocial cycles; Information management; Mediterranean region; Mediterranean regions; non-conventional resources; Population growth; Reclaimed water; Saline water conversion; Spain; Theoretical analysis; Water balance; Water balance (Hydrology); water deficit; Water resources; Water reuse; Mediterranean region; Spain; Mediterranean Area

The Spanish Mediterranean region has been affected by several factors over the years (climatic conditions of aridity, high water demands, rapid and intense urban and population growth, climate change), that have generated a negative water balance whereby water resources are unable to meet the demand...