ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE RATIONAL USE OF WATER IN ACORN CARE

Abstract

Many countries in the Mediterranean region are located in the arid to semiarid regions of the world that are known to have limited water resources and suffer
increasing water scarcity. Sustainable management of these resources will become
increasingly complex in the future as climate change is expected to increase the
frequency and intensity of drought and water shortages. There is an increasing
concern about the effective and efficient use of water for agriculture, and water
conservation in general. The promotion of effective water use and on-farm water
management are identified as important contribution to management strategies to
address problems of water scarcity and to promote intensive agriculture on
environmentally sound grounds. The conceptual frame of rational water use is based
on research papers and discussions during the second MELIA project workshop and
on papers uploaded on the Melia website. Most of the contributing partners focussed
on the solutions to local and regional issues for rational use of water resources. They
have also identified instruments and measures that could be employed to contribute
to the rational use of water, mainly in the agricultural sector.