Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation for Improved Water Use Efficiency in Dry Areas

Abstract

"Dry areas occupy over 95 percent of the total lands of West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region. The area is dominated by a Mediterranean-type climate characterized by cool and rainy winters and temperate dry summers. Mediterranean sub-climates are usually differentiated by the length of the summer drought period and the temperatures during winter and summer."