climate change on UAE - Stockholm Environment Institute-US Center
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Data Sources And Assumpti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
We relied predominantly <strong>on</strong> the data provided<br />
to by the Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Agency. Including the<br />
following spreadsheets (See table):<br />
• 2002 water resources statistics<br />
• 2003 water resources statistics<br />
• 2006water resources statistics-English<br />
• Additi<strong>on</strong>ally, water resource-specific<br />
spreadsheets <strong>on</strong> Desalinati<strong>on</strong> and Wastewater<br />
Treatment Facilities, e.g. ‘Water Informati<strong>on</strong><br />
of Existing Desalinati<strong>on</strong> Plants<br />
in Abu Dhabi Emirate’ from AADC Wellfields<br />
2005.xcl<br />
These are summarized in the tables bellow.<br />
Table A1-1. Abu Dhabi Emirate groundwater reserves estimate from GWAP (GTZ, 2005a).<br />
Volume of Drainable Groundwater (km 3 )<br />
Total Fresh Brackish Saline<br />
Upper Aquifer (West) 221 12.5 70 138.5<br />
Shallow Aquifer (East) 58 4 10.25 43.8<br />
Western Aquitard (WA) 326.7 0 9.9 316.8<br />
Eastern Aquitard (UF) 35.2 0 25.7 9.5<br />
Sum (km 3 ) 640.9 16.5 115.8 508.6<br />
Impacts, Vulnerability & Adaptati<strong>on</strong> for<br />
Water Resources in Abu Dhabi<br />
Percentage of Total GW: 100.0% 2.6% 18.1% 79.4%<br />
Sum West (km 3 ) 547.7 12.5 79.9 455.3<br />
Percent West 85.5% 75.8% 69.0% 89.5%<br />
Sum East (km 3 ) 93.2 4.0 35.9 53.3<br />
Percent East 14.5% 24.2% 31.0% 10.5%<br />
Table A1-2. Demand site assumpti<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
DEMAND<br />
SITES<br />
City Name<br />
Populati<strong>on</strong> (2001)<br />
Growth(Key\Annual<br />
Populati<strong>on</strong> Growth<br />
Rate[%]/100)<br />
Central/East Abu Dhabi 527000<br />
West<br />
Madinat Zayed<br />
settlements<br />
East Al Ain 328000<br />
East Khazna 102500<br />
East Swehan 102500<br />
West Ghayahti Sett. 11377<br />
Transmissi<strong>on</strong> Link à<br />
Um Al Naar Desal<br />
Taweelah Desal<br />
Mirfa Desal<br />
17869 Mirfa Desal<br />
Taweelah Desal<br />
Qidfa_Fujirah Desal<br />
Eastern Aquifer (BR)<br />
Um Al Naar Desal<br />
Eastern Aquifer (BR)<br />
Um Al Naar Desal<br />
Shuweihat_Ruwais Desal<br />
Ghayahti WWTP<br />
Return Flow à<br />
Mafraq WWTP<br />
Madinat Zayed<br />
WWTP<br />
Al Ain WWTP<br />
Al Khatim/Al Khazna<br />
WWTP<br />
Three Northern<br />
WWTP<br />
Ghayahti WWTP<br />
West Al Mirfa 12325 Mirfa Desal Mirfa WWTP<br />
West Ruwais 19925 Shuweihat_Ruwais Desal Ruwais<br />
West Islands 13768 Shuweihat_Ruwais Desal Islands<br />
West<br />
East<br />
Liwa Settlements<br />
Al Shoosh<br />
Other<br />
Western<br />
Pop’n<br />
34456<br />
Muzayrah 4147<br />
Liwa 13799<br />
Mirfa Desal<br />
Qidfa_Fujirah Desal<br />
Shallow East Aquifer<br />
(FR)<br />
Liwa WWTP<br />
Three Northern<br />
WWTP<br />
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