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Evaluating the growth performance of eleven Salicornia bigelovii populations under full strength seawater irrigation using multivariate analyses
( Southern Cross Publishing and Printing Pty Ltd , 2016 , Article)Halophytes constitute an indispensable part of seawater farming systems implemented in coastal areas of desert lands where they do not compete with good quality land and water resources. Salicornia bigelovii is considered ... -
Study the Potential Use of Waste Water Grown Microalgae Biomass as Biofertilizer
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Liquid wastewater streams that contain nitrogen must be treated before being discharged into the environment to prevent eutrophication. Already there are several existing conventional treatment technologies that can remove ... -
Exploring Sheraoh Island at South-Eastern Qatar: First Distributional Records of Some Inland and Offshore Biota with Annotated Checklist
( OMICS International , 2016 , Article)Sheraoh island is the most remote among Qatari islands, nearly 73.5 km south-eastern of the mainland of the peninsula. In March 2010, a preliminary general survey of the species was conducted. Observations were made ... -
Roles of Gibberellins and Abscisic Acid in Regulating Germination of Suaeda salsa Dimorphic Seeds Under Salt Stress
( Frontiers Media , 2016 , Article)Seed heteromorphism observed in many halophytes is an adaptive phenomenon toward high salinity. However, the relationship between heteromorphic seed germination and germination-related hormones under salt stress remains ... -
FISH PARASITES OF QATARI WATERS OF THE ARABIAN GULF: CURRENT STATUS WITH AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST
( International Journal of Recent Scientific Research , 2016 , Article)The present study is a recent attempt to survey all the parasitological investigations of the marine fish inhabiting Qatari waters. These investigations were first embarked upon in the eighteenth century with the first ... -
Multicriteria Decision-Making Methodology for Credit Selection in Building Sustainability Rating Systems
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2017 , Article)Uncertainty is an inherent characteristic of decision making related to sustainable construction projects. The main reason for this uncertainty is the incomplete information available to stakeholders on the relative impact ... -
Life cycle assessment of integrated seawater agriculture in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf as a potential food and aviation biofuel resource
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)Purpose: Prospective evaluation of the lifecycle impacts of aviation biofuel production in Abu Dhabi, UAE based on a production system that integrates aquaculture, saltwater agriculture, and mangrove silviculture, termed ... -
Erratum to: Life cycle assessment of integrated seawater agriculture in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf as a potential food and aviation biofuel resource
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Other)The name of the author J. Jed Brown was rendered wrongly in the original publication but has since been corrected. , Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. -
Urban water pricing in Yemen: a comparison of increasing block tariffs to other pricing schemes
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)This study examines the viability of increasing block tariffs (IBTs) to achieve the right balance between efficiency, financial requirements and equity, and compares them to alternative pricing schemes. Using numerical ... -
Community-based adaptation to climate change in Egypt-status quo and future policies
( Springer , 2017 , Book chapter)For many of Egypt's communities, climate change represent an increasing threat to development and livelihoods that remains underrepresented in terms of policies and strategies. The vulnerability of communities in agricultural ... -
Conflicts and security in integrated water resources management
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Water Resources Management (IWRM) are criticized for not considering context, local realities or legitimacy during the implementation of water sector reforms. Universal remedies of IWRM can thus lead to resistance, conflicts ... -
Water‐Energy‐Food Security Nexus in the Eastern Nile Basin: Assessing the Potential of Transboundary Regional Cooperation
( John Wiley & Sons, Inc , 2017 , Book chapter)With increasing demands and pressures on energy, food, and water resources in the region of the Eastern Nile basin, development projects and also potential for conflict along the Nile waters have increased. This study ... -
Screening of Qatari Microalgae and Cyanobacteria for Application in CO2 Utilization
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)CO2 fixation by phototrophic microalgae and cyanobacteria is seen as a possible global carbon emissions reducer, which could also be applied to produce useful products. In Qatar, the prospect of using microalgae is very ... -
Outdoor continuous cultivation of self-settling marine cyanobacterium chroococcidiopsis sp.
( Mary Ann Liebert Inc. , 2018 , Article)Spontaneous settling of certain aggregating microalgae or cyanobacteria could potentially alleviate the energy requirement in biomass harvesting. A locally isolated floc-forming marine cyanobacteria, Chroococcidiopsis sp., ... -
Challenges of multi-level water governance at micro-watershed level - A case from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2018 , Conference Paper)The micro-watershed level can be a promising unit for the integration and coordination of water management functions that affect sustainable water use and livelihoods of local communities such as farmer groups. Recent ... -
Institutional arrangements for beneficial regional cooperation on water, energy and food priority issues in the Eastern Nile Basin
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Research on water cooperation in the Eastern Nile Basin has focused on expanding policy and diplomacy tools for a better allocation of transboundary water resources confined to the river. Regional cooperation on water and ... -
Production of biolubricant from renewable feedstocks from Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Due to increase in environmental pollution and decline in petroleum reserves, there is an increase in the demands of developing alternative renewable bio-based products. Petroleum and lubricant manufacturing companies are ... -
Screening of Fresh water and Sea water Microalgae strains from Qatar for feed supplement production
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)The worldwide continuous increasing of population provokes an increasing awareness about the food security. Qatar is one of the first countries establishing a Food Security Strategy Program to satisfy the demand of food ... -
Evaluation of decentralization and commercialization in the urban water sector of Yemen
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2018 , Article)The article analyzes decentralization and commercialization reforms in the Yemeni urban water and sanitation sector. The case study shows that sector reforms to increase the performance and independence of water utilities ... -
Improvement of both lipid and biomass productivities of Qatar Chlorocystis isolate for biodiesel production and food security
( Blackwell Publishing , 2018 , Article)Microalgae are considered a very promising alternative for biofuel production. Several strategies were developed to modulate and improve algae metabolites production to meet the requirements for biodiesel production. Most ...