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Harnessing biosaline agriculture for food security in the arid GCC

Rachyd Zaabol

International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, UAE, email: r.zaaboul@biosaline.org.ae

(2025) 226–228
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700109

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Abstract

Water scarcity is a prominent challenge threatening efforts to achieve food security in the GCC. A predominantly arid region characterized by scant and erratic rainfall combined with high potential evaporation rates exacerbates the profound and widespread impacts of accelerating water scarcity on local agricultural sustainability. The increasing demand for freshwater to meet the growing need for food to sustain the growing population remains a pressing concern amidst the constrained freshwater supply. Agriculture, consuming over 70% of the available water resources in the GCC, faces a forecasted 50% increase in water demand by 2050, intensifying competition with other essential water sectors.

Keywords: Water scarcity; Food security; Agricultural sustainability; Global warming; ICBA; Water resources; Climate change; Agri-aquaculture approach; Remote sensing; IoT technologies

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Assessing the hydrological and hydraulic behaviour of an arid catchment which determines flood impacts in the Dhofar governorate, Oman

Manal A. Al Balushi1*, Joseph Holden1, Mark A. Trigg2

1School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK, *email: gymaha@leeds.ac.uk (corresponding author)
2School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

(2025) 119–132
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700040

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Farmers' attitude regarding the use of treated wastewater in agricultural irrigation, the case of Saudi Arabia

Mohammed A. Alomair1, Ammar M. Ebrahim2*, Randah M.Alqurashi2, Salah M. Sidahmed1, Mohamed M. El-Kafrawy1–3*, Fathi A. Alnajime1, Siddig H. Hamad2, Rady Tawfik2, Khalid G. Turk2, Abdulrahman S. Alablan1, Emad Al-Karablieh4

1Saudi Irrigation Organization (SIO), P.O. Box 279 Al-Hassa, 31982, Saudi Arabia
email: m.elkafrawy@sio.gov.sa (M.M. El-Kafrawy)
2King Fasial University, , P.O Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
email: aedrees@kfu.edu.sa (A. Ebrahim)
3Soils, Water and Environment Res. Inst. ARC, Giza, Egypt
4The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

(2025) 295–307
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700041

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Electricity generation and industrial wastewater treatment using microbial fuel cell

Abdullah Al-Matouq*, Mohd Elmuntasir Ahmed, Mishari Khajah, Hussain Abdullah, Rashed Al-Yaseen, Mariam Al-Jumaa, Farah Al-Ajeel, Noura Alayyadhi, Ahmed Shishter

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KISR, Water Research Centre, Kuwait
*email: amatouq@kisr.edu.kw (corresponding author)

(2025) 272–274
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700110

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Towards sustainable water management: leveraging soil moisture sensors for smart irrigation in the GCC

Hassan Ali1*, Rachid Benlamri1, Aitazaz A. Farooque2,3, Farhat Abbas1, Raziq Yaqub4

1Centre of Excellence for Food Security and Sustainability, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Doha, Qatar,
*email: hassan.ali@udst.edu.qa (corresponding author)
2Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Canada
3Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, Canada
4Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Alabama A&M University, USA

(2025) 263–271
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700090

References [1] M. Sherif, M.U. Liaqat, F. Baig, M. Al-Rashed, Water resources availability, sustainability and challenges in the GCC countries: An overview, Heliyon, 9(10) (2023) e20543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20543 [2] L. Yu, S. Tao, Y. Ren, W. Gao, X. Liu, Y. Hu, R.R. Shamshiri, Comprehensive evaluation of soil moisture sensing...
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Using desalination for agriculture irrigation in GCC countries: state of art and future outlook

Mohamed A. Dawoud1*, Waleed H. Abou El Hassan2

1Senior Water Advisor, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE, email: mdawoud@ead.gov.ae (corresponding author)
2Senior Water Resources Management Officer at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, GCC
Regional Office, Abu Dhabi, UAE. email: waleed.abouelhassan@fao.org

(2025) 209–221
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700048

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Comparative wastewater quality indicators and multivariate analysis of Riyadh sewage treatment plants and its impact on irrigation of Riyadh District

Ahmed M. Elfeky1*, Ahmed A. El-Shafei1,2, Faisal M. Alfaisal3

1Agricultural Engineering Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia, *email: aelfeky@ksu.edu.sa (corresponding author)
2Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21545, Egypt
3Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia

(2025) 315–323
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700068

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Deep neural networks application in environmental and water resources simulations

Mohammad Mahdi Rajabi

Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Email: mahdi.rajabi@uni.lu

(2025) 3–5
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700095

References Bai, T., Tahmasebi, P., Graph neural network for groundwater level forecasting. J. Hydrology, 616 (2023) 128792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128792 Fang, X., Wu, J., Jiang, P., Liu, K., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Lai, Y., A rapid assessment method for flood risk mapping integrating aerial point clouds and deep learning. Wat. Resour....
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An innovative approach to desalination and cooling using forward osmosis with thermal recovery and vapor absorption cycle

Hassan K. Abdulrahim*, Mansour Ahmed

Water Research Center (WRC), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), P.O. Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait,
*email: habdulrahim@kisr.edu.kw (corresponding author)

(2025) 47–53
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700073

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Oil spill management to prevent catastrophic shutdown of desalination plants

Zhaoyang Liu

Senior Scientist, Water Center, Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Qatar, email: zhliu@hbku.edu.qa

(2025) 18-21
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700102

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Advanced GC-MS-SIM method for simultaneous determination of isphenol-A and phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in seawater

Mohammed Akkbik*, Ahmad Ali Ahmadi, Noora Al-Qahtani

Central Laboratories Unit, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
*email: m.akkbik@qu.edu.qa (corresponding author)

(2025) 35–39
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700039

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Flood hazard maps generation caused by hypothetical failure of the Tabqa Dam by use of HEC-RAS 2D model

Sadeq Oleiwi Sulaiman

Dams & Water Resources Engineering Department, University of Anbar, Iraq, email: sadeq.sulaiman@uoanbar.edu.iq

(2025) 97–106
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700026

References [1] M.Y. Khudair, A.H. Kamel, S.O. Sulaiman, N. Al Ansari, Groundwater quality and sustainability evaluation for irrigation purposes: a case study in an arid region, Iraq, Int. J. Sustain. Develop. Plan., 17(2) (2022) 413–419, https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.170206. [2] I.M. Abdulhameed, S.O. Sulaiman, A.B.A. Najm, Reuse wastewater by using...
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Assessment of the sustainability of water management system in the Sultanate of Oman: A case study of Al-Batha basin

Yasir Said Al-Saadi

Ministry of Agriculture, Fishers Wealth and Water Resources, Oman, email: ahmed99@squ.edu.om

(2025) 180–201
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700004

References Abdel-magid, I. M. (2017). Oman Water Resources Challenges. 56 (November 2015). https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4903.2162 Adgolign, T.B., Rao, G.V.R.S., Abbulu, Y. (2016). WEAP modeling of surface water resources allocation in Didessa Sub-Basin, West Ethiopia. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2(1), 55–70....
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Atmospheric water generation in Qatar: a sustainable approach for extracting water from air powered by solar energy

Aiyad Gannan

Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Doha for Science and Technology, Doha, Qatar, email: aiyad.gannan@udst.edu.qa

(2025) 141–145
https://doi.org/10.5004.dsal.2025.700031

References [1] R.M. Hannun, H.E. Radhi, H. Hussein, Design and evaluation of a combined (humidification-dehumidification) system to extract fresh water from the air in the arid area, Int. J. Eng. Res. Africa, 52 (2021) 115–123. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.52.115 [2] M.S. Ferwati, Water harvesting cube, SN Appl. Sci., 1 (2019) 779....
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