Assessing Strategies for Sustainable Water Management in Agricultural Practices Amidst Climate Change Challenges: A Review
摘要
Climate change is raising the global temperature which affects the hydrologic cycle, the dry seasons are drier and the wet seasons are wetter. Climate change sometimes is manifested through heavy rains and storms, and sometimes causes serious production losses through long-term droughts. The saline water from agriculture drains or saline surface and groundwater was increased according to climate changes, especially in arid and semi-arid zones. Many scientists have applied and developed different methodologies in the context of sustainable water for agricultural uses. The main goal of this study is to assess the strategies for sustainable water management in agriculture practices throughout the last three decades. In this context, thoroughly examined 50 scientifically significant publications to obtain the most precise conclusions from those investigations. This study showed that 22% of researchers focused on groundwater agriculture for water sustainability, while 34% focused on saline water sustainability based on specific criteria. Additionally, 26% studied rainwater harvesting as a method for sustainable agriculture. The remaining 18% explored modern irrigation methods in this field. The study concluded that utilizing saline water in agriculture is necessary for effective water management. Many models were constructed to optimize saline water use in irrigation.