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A Decision Support System (DSS) for Water Resources Management, – Design and Results from a Pilot Study in Syria

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Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa

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Within the framework of a technical cooperation project between ACSAD and BGR a Decision Support System (DSS) for water resources management was developed and applied in two pilot areas.

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Droubi, A. et al. (2008). A Decision Support System (DSS) for Water Resources Management, – Design and Results from a Pilot Study in Syria. In: Zereini, F., Hötzl, H. (eds) Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85047-2_16

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