This study proposes a novel monitoring tool based on Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) data to examine the status of water distribution and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) under changing water policies in large- scale and complex irrigation schemes. The aim is to improve our understanding of the water-food nexus in such schemes. With a special reference to the Gezira Irrigation Scheme (GeIS) in Sudan during the period 20 0 0–2014, the tool devised herein is well suited for cases where validation data are absent. First, it introduces an index, referred to as the Crop Water Consumption Index (CWCI), to assess the efficiency of water policies. The index is defined as....

This study proposes a novel monitoring tool based on Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) data to examine the status of water distribution and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) under changing water policies in large- scale and complex irrigation schemes. The aim is to improve our understanding of the water-food nexus in such schemes. With a special reference to the Gezira Irrigation Scheme (GeIS) in Sudan during the period 20 0 0–2014, the tool devised herein is well suited for cases where validation data are absent. First, it introduces an index, referred to as the Crop Water Consumption Index (CWCI), to assess the efficiency of water policies. The index is defined as....

This study proposes a novel monitoring tool based on Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) data to examine the status of water distribution and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) under changing water policies in large- scale and complex irrigation schemes. The aim is to improve our understanding of the water-food nexus in such schemes. With a special reference to the Gezira Irrigation Scheme (GeIS) in Sudan during the period 20 0 0–2014, the tool devised herein is well suited for cases where validation data are absent. First, it introduces an index, referred to as the Crop Water Consumption Index (CWCI), to assess the efficiency of water policies. The index is defined as....

This study proposes a novel monitoring tool based on Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) data to examine the status of water distribution and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) under changing water policies in large- scale and complex irrigation schemes. The aim is to improve our understanding of the water-food nexus in such schemes. With a special reference to the Gezira Irrigation Scheme (GeIS) in Sudan during the period 20 0 0–2014, the tool devised herein is well suited for cases where validation data are absent. First, it introduces an index, referred to as the Crop Water Consumption Index (CWCI), to assess the efficiency of water policies. The index is defined as....

This study proposes a novel monitoring tool based on Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) data to examine the status of water distribution and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) under changing water policies in large- scale and complex irrigation schemes. The aim is to improve our understanding of the water-food nexus in such schemes. With a special reference to the Gezira Irrigation Scheme (GeIS) in Sudan during the period 20 0 0–2014, the tool devised herein is well suited for cases where validation data are absent. First, it introduces an index, referred to as the Crop Water Consumption Index (CWCI), to assess the efficiency of water policies. The index is defined as....

Egypt’s water resources are under threat and could have a severe water crisis unless its finite resources are managed in a sustainable manner. Climate Change (CC) is an additional threat that puts more pressure on already stressed water resources and its impacts are already visible. In Egypt, high intensity rainstorms with a short duration events have become more frequent during the last two decadesresulting inundation in urban areas such as Alexandria city. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is listed as one of the adaptation measures of CC and could cope with the water scarcity and inundation problems in urban areas. In this research,...

Egypt’s water resources are under threat and could have a severe water crisis unless its finite resources are managed in a sustainable manner. Climate Change (CC) is an additional threat that puts more pressure on already stressed water resources and its impacts are already visible. In Egypt, high intensity rainstorms with a short duration events have become more frequent during the last two decadesresulting inundation in urban areas such as Alexandria city. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is listed as one of the adaptation measures of CC and could cope with the water scarcity and inundation problems in urban areas. In this research,...

Egypt’s water resources are under threat and could have a severe water crisis unless its finite resources are managed in a sustainable manner. Climate Change (CC) is an additional threat that puts more pressure on already stressed water resources and its impacts are already visible. In Egypt, high intensity rainstorms with a short duration events have become more frequent during the last two decadesresulting inundation in urban areas such as Alexandria city. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is listed as one of the adaptation measures of CC and could cope with the water scarcity and inundation problems in urban areas. In this research,...

Egypt’s water resources are under threat and could have a severe water crisis unless its finite resources are managed in a sustainable manner. Climate Change (CC) is an additional threat that puts more pressure on already stressed water resources and its impacts are already visible. In Egypt, high intensity rainstorms with a short duration events have become more frequent during the last two decadesresulting inundation in urban areas such as Alexandria city. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is listed as one of the adaptation measures of CC and could cope with the water scarcity and inundation problems in urban areas. In this research,...

Egypt’s water resources are under threat and could have a severe water crisis unless its finite resources are managed in a sustainable manner. Climate Change (CC) is an additional threat that puts more pressure on already stressed water resources and its impacts are already visible. In Egypt, high intensity rainstorms with a short duration events have become more frequent during the last two decadesresulting inundation in urban areas such as Alexandria city. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is listed as one of the adaptation measures of CC and could cope with the water scarcity and inundation problems in urban areas. In this research,...