The Challenges of Water Management in the Canary Islands (Spain)
- Juan C. Santamarta 1
- Noelia Cruz-Pérez 1
- Joselín S. Rodríguez-Alcántara 1
- Jesica Rodríguez-Martín 1
- Miguel Ángel Marazuela
- Alejandro García-Gil
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Universidad de La Laguna
info
Editorial: United Arab Emirates University
Año de publicación: 2024
Páginas: 84
Congreso: 2nd International Conference Water Resources Management & Sustainability: Solutions for Arid Regions. Book of abstracts
Tipo: Aportación congreso
Resumen
The islands, due to their geographic condition of limited tenitory, are also limited in the resources available to them for the development of regular life. Spain nás an arctripelago that is itself an outermost European region, the Canary Islands, rvith unique characteristics due to its richness in groundwater and the use of desalination to support the water demand, *t i.rr .ir., mainly due to agriculture and the tourism sector' In addition,ihis archipelago urroiir..r from further matters such as the contamination of coastal aquifers as a result of seÑater intrusion, deficient wastewater treatment and a significant increase in the desalination of seawater, with the .onr.qr"nt .n"igl demand that this entails' Therefore, this article has analyzed the current situation ofthe resources in the Canary Islands, as well as the future challenges that arise, in a scenario of climate change, where temperatures are expected to increase in Spain.