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19 Aug 2013
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A review of seawater intrusion in the Nile Delta groundwater system – the basis for assessing impacts due to climate changes and water resources development
Abstract. Serious environmental problems are emerging in the River Nile basin and its groundwater resources. Recent years have brought scientific evidence of climate change and development-induced environmental impacts globally as well as over Egypt. Some impacts are subtle, like decline of the Nile River water levels, others are dramatic like the salinization of all coastal land in the Nile Delta – the agricultural engine of Egypt. These consequences have become a striking reality causing a set of interconnected groundwater management problems. Massive population increase that overwhelmed the Nile Delta region has amplified the problem. Many researchers have studied these problems from different perspectives using different methodologies, following different objectives and, consequently, arrived at different findings. However, they all confirmed that significant groundwater salinization has affected the Nile Delta and this is likely to become worse rapidly in the future. This article presents, categorizes and critically analyses and synthesizes the most relevant research regarding climate change and development challenges in relation to groundwater resources in the Nile Delta. It is shown that there is a gap in studies that focus on sustainable groundwater resources development and environmentally sound protection as an integrated regional process in Nile Delta. Moreover, there is also a knowledge gap related to the deterioration of groundwater quality. The article recommends further research that covers the groundwater resources and salinization in the whole Nile Delta based on integrated three-dimensional groundwater modelling of the Nile delta aquifer.
How to cite. Mabrouk, M. B., Jonoski, A., Solomatine, D., and Uhlenbrook, S.: A review of seawater intrusion in the Nile Delta groundwater system – the basis for assessing impacts due to climate changes and water resources development, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 10, 10873–10911, https://doi.org/10.5194/hessd-10-10873-2013, 2013.
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RC C4650: 'Review of "A review of seawater intrusion in the Nile Delta groundwater system - the basis for assessing impacts due to climate changes and water resources development', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Sep 2013
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RC C4650: 'Review of "A review of seawater intrusion in the Nile Delta groundwater system - the basis for assessing impacts due to climate changes and water resources development', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Sep 2013
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RC C5350: 'A Review of Seawater Intrusion in the Nile Delta Groundwater System - The basis for Assessing Impacts due to Climate Changes and Water Resources Development', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Oct 2013
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RC C5594: 'Interactive comments on "A Review of Seawater Intrusion in the Nile Delta Groundwater System - The basis for Assessing Impacts due to Climate Changes and Water Resources Development"', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Oct 2013
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AC C7555: 'Reply to reviewers' comments', Marmar Badr Mabrouk, 30 Jan 2014
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M. B. Mabrouk
Ministry of Water Resources & Irrigation, Nile Water Sector, P.O. Box 11471, Cairo, Egypt
UNESCO-IHE, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
A. Jonoski
UNESCO-IHE, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
D. Solomatine
UNESCO-IHE, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
Delft University of Technology, Water Resources Section, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
S. Uhlenbrook
UNESCO-IHE, Department of Water Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, the Netherlands
Delft University of Technology, Water Resources Section, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands