The trans-boundary Euphrates-Tigris-Basin

Ozis U., ÖZDEMİR Y., BARAN T.

WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, vol.103, pp.74-78, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 103
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1365/s35147-013-0655-0
  • Journal Name: WASSERWIRTSCHAFT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.74-78
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.