Afrah Saad Al-Mahfadi

Mohammed V University | um5a

Day after day, the wetlands of arid regions reveal new secrets about their importance, in terms of biodiversity as well as functions and services. Yemen, a mountainous country surrounded by seas and a desert, has a flora and fauna heritage shaped by both African, Asian and Palearctic influences, and by a pronounced insularity that has enriched it w...

The Hydrological modelling in a semi-arid mountainous area is very challenging due to the irregular climate and the spatial variability of vegetation cover and topography. The hydrological model CEQUEAU was used with a daily time step on the arid and semi-arid mountainous region of the Ourika watershed. The capability of the model to simulate the d...

Abstract Dams provide many ecosystem services such as water for drinking, irrigation, flood protection and cultural value but a lot of ecological values could change because of dam construction such as loss of habitats and degradation coasts. Changing the flood regime of a stream will have some ecological impacts in the whole the catchment areas es...

A high number of wetlands were irreversibly lost in arid regions, mainly because their conservation raises the great conflict between maintaining wetland hydrology and satisfying water needs of the human population. In Yemen, as an arid developing country, the poor knowledge on wetlands is another challenge that faces their conservation. The presen...

Day after day, the wetlands of arid regions reveal new secrets about their importance, in terms of biodiversity as well as functions and services. Yemen, a mountainous country surrounded by seas and a desert, has a flora and fauna heritage shaped by both African, Asian and Palearctic influences, and by a pronounced insularity that has enriched it w...

This research focused on sustainable water resources management especially in rural areas in Yemen because more than 75% of population live in rural areas. Moreover, rural women are the responsible to fetch water for home. In spite of, rural women have the main role in water catchment, they faced a lot of barriers to participate in water projects....

In rural areas of developing countries, participation of all stakeholders in water supply projects is an important step towards further development. As most of the beneficiaries are usually women, it is especially important to involve them in order to achieve sustainable and successful water supply projects. Women are responsible for management of...

Wetlands have considerable importance as biodiversity holders (habitats, animals and plants), while they provide several resources and benefits to local communities in different parts of the world. In addition, wetlands can buffer pollution, absorb floods and recharge aquifers. Yemen has been identified as hosting globally important biodiversity, t...

Wetlands have considerable importance as biodiversity holders (habitats, animals and plants), while they provide several resources and benefits to local communities in different parts of the world. In addition, wetlands can buffer pollution's, absorb floods and recharge aquifers. Yemen has been identified as hosting globally important biodiversity,...

In rural areas of developing countries, participation of all stakeholders in water supply projects is an important step towards further development. As most of the beneficiaries are usually women, it is especially important to involve them in order to achieve sustainable and successful water supply projects. Women are responsible for management of...