the potential of ground water for pollution. For this purpose intrinsic vulnerability was assessed using SINTACS model … with the aid of geographic information system (GIS) techniques. The final results show that about 40% of the investigated … vulnerability category. To validate the model results, a sensitivity analysis has been carried out to assess the influence of each …

This paper presents a spatial-temporal groundwater vulnerability assessment, based on a coupled remote sensing and GIS … vulnerability assessment in fresh water systems. The transboundary watershed of the Águeda River was used as an experimental case … study where the DRASTIC and DRASTIC pesticide indices and the Susceptibility Index (SI) were used for vulnerability …

vulnerability of the groundwater was mapped using the DRASTIC model. The relative value of the groundwater was mapped according to … oil-related industries were ranked the most hazardous activities in Kuwait. The patterns of the intrinsic vulnerability … produced by combining the above maps as follows: (1) vulnerability and hazard maps to produce the risk map, (2) risk and value …

GIS in combination with an Irrigation Water Availability Simulation model (IWAS) at irrigation area scale. The IWAS-GIS … considering climatic conditions and the irrigation availabilities were input into the IWAS-GIS framework to simulate cropping … drying climate and shrinking irrigation availability. The IWAS-GIS is simple to implement and provides an easy way for …

resources in Amazon with the points of vulnerability that anthropic societies present in the region. The impact of climate … of these extreme climate events is one of the first steps to a regional vulnerability approach. Copyright Springer …

efficiency in applying policies, legislation and managerial plans towards decreasing the poverty and the vulnerability of the … countries specially those suffering from poverty. In this paper, the vulnerability of five countries-Israel, Jordan, Lebanon … on water resources. This paper will introduce a new index, which will be called the Governance and Climate Vulnerability …

method used to measure the vulnerability of a reservoir water supply that arises due to water scarcity in a dry season. Water … supply vulnerability is expected to increase due to climate change. The authors showed that the Gwangdong Reservoir Drought … vulnerability of water supplies. The authors assumed 48 future scenarios, consisting of a combination of 6 future inflow scenarios …

necessary adaptation or mitigation actions to address climate vulnerability. This study examines issues pertaining to social …, economic and environmental vulnerability, including new challenges posed by climate change. Examples of environmental problems … flood. The use of methodology for integrated assessment of vulnerability to river basins in Amazon Region constitutes a …

This study aims to improve the method to measure the vulnerability of water supply that arises mainly due to water … components pertaining to adaptation capacity, and vulnerability. The authors derive a total of 48 future scenarios, which consist … vulnerability, focusing on damage caused by water scarcity during the dry season. It is finally stated that to well prepare for …

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been recognised as a powerful means to integrate and analyse data from … modelling capabilities in GIS. This is still a rather complex task and research is being done on the full integration of these … models. Interfacing between these models and GIS may be a very efficient way of overcoming the difficulties and getting very …