Impact of the Syrian conflict on irrigated agriculture in the Orontes Basin
2015
Jaafar, Hadi H. | Zurayk, Rami A. | King, Caroline | Ahmad, Farah A. | Al-Outa, Rami | Department of Agriculture | Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management (LDEM) | Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) | Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA) | American University of Beirut
The impact of conflict on irrigated agriculture and consequently summer crop production within conflict-affected agricultural lands was observed in the Orontes Basin. Water and energy use were reconfigured through a transition from rainfed to irrigated agricultural production over the past 20 years, but have been disrupted as the Syrian war has unfolded since 2011. Remotely sensed vegetation indices were used to determine irrigated summer crop yields during the year 2013. Findings suggest that irrigated agricultural production dropped between 15% and 30% in the Syrian portion of the basin in 2000–2013, with hotspots identifiable in Idleb, Homs, Hama, Daraa and Aleppo. The developed approach demonstrated effectiveness in quantifying and geolocating hotspots where conflicts have the strongest impact on agricultural water use, agricultural production, and eventually support relief and regional agricultural reconstruction in this and other conflict regions. © 2015, © 2015 Taylor & Francis.
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