Hydroclimatic Extremes in the Middle East and North Africa. Assessment, Attribution and Socioeconomic Impacts

Table of Contents

1.Hydroclimatic extremes in arid and semi-arid regions: status, challenges, and future outlook
2.How warming in East Mediterranean may contribute to Sahara cyclogenesis
3.Links between climate and hydrological budget in arid environments: the case of Sinai Peninsula
4. Impacts of climate change on drought in Libya
5. Rainfall erosivity changes across the coastal region of Syria (1975-2010)
6.Drought prediction and mitigation in Algeria
7.Modeling and managing flash flood hazards in the state of Kuwait, hydrogeomorphological study
8.Rainfall characteristics in Egypt from 1960 to 2017: patterns, variability, driving mechanisms, and impacts
9.Urban climate of the middle east and north Africa region: a comprehensive anatomization
10.Analysis of surface urban heat island using nighttime MODIS LST data as a signal for regional climate change: a case study in Dubai city, the United Arab Emirates
11.Monitoring urbanization growth and its impacts on climatic changes over Greater Cairo (Egypt) using satellite images
12.Urban climate change in view of climate justice: case study Dokki Area, Giza, Egypt
13.Climate change and its impacts on selected archeological sites in Egypt
14.Impacts of surface heat islands on urban planning and sustainability in Egypt
15.A proposed model for sustainable cities against changing climate in Egypt
16.Extreme climate indices over Libya: current and future outlooks
17.The present and future variability of the temperature extreme indices of Sudan under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 emission scenarios
18.The hydroclimate extreme indices in the northern coast of Egypt based on CMIP5 model projections
19.Natural hazards mapping of mega sea waves on the northwest coast of Egypt
20. Anomalous thermal conditions as precursors of significant earthquakes in Egypt: spatial gradients and temporal behavior

Authors

Ahmed Mohammed Hussain El Kenawy Assistant Professor of Climatology, Mansour University, Egypt. Dr. Kenawy is assistant professor of Climatology at Mansour University, Egypt. He graduated with an MSc Degree in Environmental Informatics (University of Leicester, UK) and a PhD in Climatology (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain). He has authored or co-authored over 90 peer-reviewed articles, 3 books, and 6 book chapters, with almost 2,000 citations. His research focuses on assessing, attributing and projecting climate extremes in arid and semi-arid regions and their socioeconomic and environmental implications. The research that Dr. Kenawy and his collaborators undertake has spanned the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, Iraq and Jordan in the Middle East, North Africa (Libya and Egypt) and Ethiopia, throughout Spain and also South America, demonstrating the global reach and application of his research activity. He is also a member in the editorial board of a range of SCI journals including Hydrosphere and the Open Atmospheric Sciences Journal. El Sayed Mohamed Robaa Professor of Environmental and Atmospheric Physics, Chairman of the Astronomy, Space Sciences and Meteorology Department, Cairo University, Egypt. Prof. Robaa is a professor of Environmental and Atmospheric Physics and chairman of the Astronomy, Space Sciences and Meteorology Department, Cairo University. He is a passionate and dedicated climate change specialist, conducting extensive research in areas of urban climatology and renewable energy. He assesses extreme weather events (e.g. drought, heat-waves, flash flood, and desertification) and their impacts under climate change conditions. He has published many papers in international peer-reviewed journals, with a main focus on air pollution modeling, renewable energy, weather extremes, and agrometeorology. He is an editorial board member of many peer-reviewed international journals and a member of many peer research review committees for international journals. Prof. Robaa is a member of the permanent scientific committee for academic promotions (Professors and Assistance Professors) that are affiliated with the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities and the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG). Mohammed Magdy Mustafa Torab Professor of Physical Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Damanhur, Egypt. Prof. Torab is a professor of Physical Geography at the Faculty of Arts, University of Damanhur (Egypt) and is editor-in-chief of the Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change. He has published in many research areas, with particular emphasis on coastal and desert geomorphology and natural hazards. He has organized various scientific workshops such as Living with Landscapes, in collaboration with the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) and International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG). Prof. Torab has served on numerous International and National Committees and Boards. His successful tutoring track record involves the supervision of over 100 MA & PhD theses, acting as a faculty opponent for many MA & PhD defenses. He also has lengthy experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Mohamed Hereher Professor of Environmental Science and Remote Sensing, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Prof. Hereher is a professor of Environmental Science and Remote Sensing at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. He has published over 45 manuscripts in leading international journals, with over 650 citations. Dr. Hereher's area of expertise is in characterizing hydro-climatological responses in Earth systems using observations, modeling and remote-sensing methods, coupled with high-level statistical tools and advancements in Geographic Information System mapping (GIS). He has undertaken several studies in areas spanning the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the Arab Gulf countries.