Introduction to non conventional water resources. Suitability of non conventional water. Irrigation with saline water. Irrigation with treated water. Health and environmental aspects
to enhance learner skills on non conventional water resource supply and management for irrigation in water scarce countries
Prerequisites
skills in hydraulics. hydrology and irrigation
Teaching Methods
lectures, exercises, discussion groups
Type of Assessment
written exam
Course program
Introduction to non conventional water resources. Water scarcity. Strategies for coping with water scarcity. Assessing the suitability of non- conventional water for irrigation. salinity causes. Water and soil salinity. Managing irrigation with saline waters. Amount of water and irrigtion scheduling. Health and environmental asptects of waste water re-use in agriculture.