Irrigation
Agricultural artificial application of water to land
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| March 29 2025 | The Ministry of Water Resources was merged with the Ministry of Electricity and the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources to form the new Ministry of Energy. |
| 2024 | Osama Abu Zaid becomes the last Minister of Water Resources in the First Syrian transitional government |
| 2024 | Moataz Qattan appointed as Minister of Water Resources in the Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government |
| April 2024 |
Semicircular bund
Additional biodiversity and socio-ecological assessments were performed in the Ewaso Ng'iro basin.
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| 2023 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Total exports from the GAP region reached 13.657 billion dollars, while imports rose to 9.330 billion dollars, demonstrating substantial economic growth since the project's inception.
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| 2023 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Completion of the Çetintepe Dam, representing the ongoing development of the Southeastern Anatolia Project's infrastructure.
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| 2023 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Government invested approximately 84 billion Turkish Lira in the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), representing 18.6% of Turkey's total investment for the year.
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| 2023 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Project continues to serve approximately 9 million people across nine administrative provinces in the Southeastern Anatolia region, addressing economic and social development goals.
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| 2023 | Hussein Makhlouf becomes Minister of Water Resources in the Second Hussein Arnous government |
| August 2023 |
Semicircular bund
Continuation of biodiversity and socio-ecological assessments of local livelihoods in the Ewaso Ng'iro basin.
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| July 2023 |
Semicircular bund
Dry and wet season biodiversity and socio-ecological assessments of local livelihoods were conducted in the Ewaso Ng'iro basin.
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| March 2023 |
Semicircular bund
The Wyss Academy for Nature, in partnership with the Naibunga Community Conservancy and Justdiggit, initiated a project introducing semi-circular bunds in the Ewaso Ng'iro basin in Kenya. The first bunds were dug during this month.
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| 2021 |
Qanat
British-trained architect Margot Krasojević designed a luxury eco hotel concept in Iran based on qanat and windcatcher principles.
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| 2020 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Project total cost reached over 190 billion Turkish lira, reflecting significant long-term investment in the region's infrastructure and development.
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| 2020 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Ilısu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant begins operation, marking a significant milestone in the GAP project.
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| 2020 | Tammam Raad serves as Minister of Water Resources during the First and Second Hussein Arnous governments |
| 2020 |
BAITSSS
Completion of the multi-year lettuce evapotranspiration study using BAITSSS, where the model's simulated evapotranspiration closely matched measurements from twelve eddy covariance sites.
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| 2020 |
BAITSSS
Dhungel et al. published research findings from the BAITSSS application, comparing simulated irrigation to reported irrigation and analyzing deficit irrigation within water right management units in Kansas.
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| 2020 |
BAITSSS
Completion of the multi-year evaluation of the BAITSSS model against lysimeter and crop measurements, with some later developments including physically based crop productivity components for biomass and crop yield computation.
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| April 2020 |
BAITSSS
A story about Ogallala Aquifer Conservation effort using the ET model was published in Mother Earth News.
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| 2019 |
BAITSSS
Dhungel et al. published research further discussing difficulties in parameterization and validation of resistance-based models for evapotranspiration simulations.
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| 2019 |
BAITSSS
BAITSSS was discussed by Jones et al. in academic research.
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| September 2019 |
BAITSSS
Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management District 4 (GMD 4) and BAITSSS received national recognition from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for climate change response efforts in Sheridan County, Kansas.
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| June 2019 |
BAITSSS
Upper Republican Regional Advisory Committee of Kansas discussed potential benefits and utilization of BAITSSS for water management and educational purposes.
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| 2018 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
The Ilısu Dam entered into service, completing the controversial infrastructure project that would result in the flooding of 50-68 hamlets and villages, including the historically significant city of Hasankeyf with over 10,000 years of history.
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| 2018 | Hussein Arnous becomes Minister of Water Resources in the Imad Khamis government |
| 2018 |
Qanat
IOM completed rehabilitation of more than 163 kahrizes, supported by multiple international funding agencies including the UN Development Programme, European Commission, and various international development organizations.
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| 2018 |
Long Term Irrigation Fund
NABARD sanctioned Rs. 12,773 crore to Maharashtra for 26 irrigation projects through the Long Term Irrigation Fund.
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| 2017 |
BAITSSS
Pan et al. published research highlighting potential challenges in parameterization and validation of resistance-based models for evapotranspiration simulations.
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| 2017 |
BAITSSS
Concluded the five-year research project studying irrigation management and water rights using BAITSSS methodology in collaboration with crop scientists, systems analysts, and district water managers.
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| 2017 |
BAITSSS
BAITSSS was discussed by Bhattarai et al. in academic research.
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| 2017 |
BAITSSS
A group of scientists from USDA-ARS and Kansas State University began evaluating the independent BAITSSS model against weighing lysimeter measured evapotranspiration, infrared temperature, and net radiometer data for drought-tolerant corn and sorghum at the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory in Bushland, Texas.
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| 2017 |
BAITSSS
The landscape BAITSSS model was scripted in Python shell using GDAL and NumPy libraries, now utilizing NLDAS weather data with a resolution of approximately 12.5 kilometers.
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| 2017 |
Long Term Irrigation Fund
In the 2017-18 budget, an additional Rs. 20,000 crore were allocated to the Long Term Irrigation Fund, along with Rs. 5,000 crore for micro irrigation initiatives.
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| 2016 | Nabil Al-Hassan becomes Minister of Water Resources in the Imad Khamis government |
| 2016 |
BAITSSS
BAITSSS was used in a study on lettuce evapotranspiration conducted in Yuma, Arizona, which continued through 2020.
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| 2016 |
BAITSSS
BAITSSS was used to calculate corn and sorghum Evapotranspiration in Bushland, Texas.
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| 2016 |
BAITSSS
The model was first published in Meteorological Applications journal under the name BAITSSS, presenting a framework to interpolate evapotranspiration between satellite overpasses when thermal-based surface temperature is unavailable.
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| 2016 |
Qanat
UNESCO inscribed the Persian Qanat as a World Heritage Site, listing eleven significant qanats from Iran.
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| 2016 |
Long Term Irrigation Fund
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) during the Union Budget Speech 2016-17, with an initial corpus of Rs. 20,000 crore.
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| 2016 |
Long Term Irrigation Fund
During 2016-17, the LTIF sanctioned Rs. 49,889.60 crore and released Rs. 9,086.03 crore in irrigation project funding.
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| 2014 | Kamal Sheikha takes over as Minister of Water Resources during the Second Wael al-Halqi government |
| 2014 |
BAITSSS
Dhungel submitted his PhD dissertation, where the model was initially called BATANS (backward averaged two source accelerated numerical solution).
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| 2013 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Completion of the Sırımtaş Dam in the Euphrates Basin.
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| 2013 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Sırımtaş Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant and Garzan Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant become operational.
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| 2013 |
BAITSSS
BAITSSS was used to calculate multiple crop Evapotranspiration in northwest Kansas, beginning a multi-year study.
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| January 2013 |
Qanat
Completion of the First Phase of the IOM kahriz rehabilitation project, during which 20 kahrizes in mainland Azerbaijan were successfully renovated.
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| 2012 |
Southeastern Anatolia Project
Completion of the Garzan Dam in the Tigris Basin.
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| 2012 | Bassam Hanna becomes the first Minister of Water Resources during the Riyad Hijab government and First Wael al-Halqi government |
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