The trans-boundary Euphrates-Tigris-Basin

Ozis U., ÖZDEMİR Y., BARAN T.

WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, cilt.103, ss.74-78, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 103
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1365/s35147-013-0655-0
  • Dergi Adı: WASSERWIRTSCHAFT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.74-78
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The total water potential of the Euphrates-Tigris-Basin is about 90 km(3)/a, with 60 % originating from Turkey, 25 % from Iraq, 10 % from Iran, 5 % from Syria. After equitable, reasonable, optimal ultimate development, the irrigated land will be 2.3 Million ha in Turkey, 0.8 Million ha in Syria, 3.5 Million ha in Iraq; the hydroelectric energy to be generated will be 60 TWh/a in Turkey, 5 TWh/a in Syria, more than 10 TWh/a in Iraq; water will be supplied to 100 Million persons and their industries; floods will be mitigated.