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Technical support framework for sustainable management of transboundary water resources (2019)
Journal Article
Scholz, M., & Al-Faraj, F. (2019). Technical support framework for sustainable management of transboundary water resources. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal (Online), 18(3), 707-718. https://doi.org/10.30638/eemj.2019.064

Sustainable management of transboundary rivers, especially in water-scarce regions is increasingly becoming more challenging due to the collective adverse impact of upstream development and climate change on transboundary scale. Two major tributarie... Read More about Technical support framework for sustainable management of transboundary water resources.

Impacts of anthropogenic land use changes on nutrient concentrations in surface waterbodies : a review (2018)
Journal Article
Delkash, M., Al-Faraj, F., & Scholz, M. (2018). Impacts of anthropogenic land use changes on nutrient concentrations in surface waterbodies : a review. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water, 46(5), p.180051. https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.201800051

Increased population leads to land use (LU) changes from natural to urban and agricultural LU. These disturbances not only decrease the natural treatment potential but they also worsen surface water quality (SWQ). The aim of this review is to assess... Read More about Impacts of anthropogenic land use changes on nutrient concentrations in surface waterbodies : a review.

Potential tree species for use in urban areas in temperate and oceanic climates (2016)
Journal Article
Scholz, M., Uzomah, V. C., & Al-Faraj, F. (2016). Potential tree species for use in urban areas in temperate and oceanic climates. Heliyon, 2(9), e00154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00154

This study aims to assess the potential of trees for integration in urban development and regeneration by evaluating the damage caused by tree roots in relation to various tree characteristics. Tree damage to permeable pavement systems and other urba... Read More about Potential tree species for use in urban areas in temperate and oceanic climates.

Drought indices supporting drought management in transboundary watersheds subject to climate alterations (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Faraj, F., Scholz, M., Tigkas, D., & Boni, M. (2015). Drought indices supporting drought management in transboundary watersheds subject to climate alterations. Water Policy, 17(5), 865-886. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2014.237

There is growing concern in Iraq about the inefficiency of reactive drought management practices. Corresponding actions are largely characterized as emergency-based responses that treat the symptoms of drought rather than consider the vulnerability c... Read More about Drought indices supporting drought management in transboundary watersheds subject to climate alterations.

Incorporating the flow duration curve method within the digital filtering algorithms to estimate the base flow contribution to total runoff (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Faraj, F., & Scholz, M. (2014). Incorporating the flow duration curve method within the digital filtering algorithms to estimate the base flow contribution to total runoff. Water Resources Management, 28(15), 5477-5489. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-014-0816-7

The urgent need for rational use of water resources and the intense competition among most of the riparian countries with respect to the use of shared water sources have raised the importance of examining the contribution of base flow to total stream... Read More about Incorporating the flow duration curve method within the digital filtering algorithms to estimate the base flow contribution to total runoff.

Sensitivity of surface runoff to drought and climate change : application for shared river basins (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Faraj, F., Scholz, M., & Tigkas, D. (2014). Sensitivity of surface runoff to drought and climate change : application for shared river basins. Water, 6(10), 3033-3048. https://doi.org/10.3390/w6103033

This study quantifies the sensitivity of surface runoff to drought and climate change in the Diyala watershed shared between Iraq and Iran. This was achieved through a combined use of a wide range of changes in the amount of precipitation (a decline... Read More about Sensitivity of surface runoff to drought and climate change : application for shared river basins.

Comparing the export coefficient approach with the soil and water assessment tool to predict phosphorous pollution : the Kan Watershed case study (2014)
Journal Article
Delkash, M., Al-Faraj, F., & Scholz, M. (2014). Comparing the export coefficient approach with the soil and water assessment tool to predict phosphorous pollution : the Kan Watershed case study. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 225(10), 21-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-2122-7

Water quality protection has become a key concern in water resources development and management. Uncontrolled nutrient input may challenge the quality of some water bodies. This study uses the relatively steep Kan watershed located in the north-west... Read More about Comparing the export coefficient approach with the soil and water assessment tool to predict phosphorous pollution : the Kan Watershed case study.

Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Faraj, F., & Scholz, M. (2014). Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 31(1), 28-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2014.924395

This article assesses the adverse impact of upstream anthropogenic regulation of a transboundary river watershed on the natural flow regime of the downstream country, by focusing on a case study: the Diyala (Sīrvān) River watershed shared between Ira... Read More about Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds.

Assessment of temporal hydrologic anomalies coupled with drought impact for a transboundary river flow regime : the Diyala watershed case study (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Faraj, F., & Scholz, M. (2014). Assessment of temporal hydrologic anomalies coupled with drought impact for a transboundary river flow regime : the Diyala watershed case study. Journal of Hydrology, 517, 64-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.05.021

Recent increases in human activities in shared river basins have unquestionably raised concerns about potential hydrological impacts, especially impacts of dams and large-scale water withdrawal schemes in the highlands. Anthropogenic pressures twinne... Read More about Assessment of temporal hydrologic anomalies coupled with drought impact for a transboundary river flow regime : the Diyala watershed case study.