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Crete is considered as a semi-arid region. The average annual precipitation is estimated to be 900 mm, the potential renewable water resources 2650 and the real water used about 485 million m 3 /yr. The major water use in Crete is in irrigation for agriculture (84.5% of the total consumption) while domestic use is 12% and other uses 3.5%. Crete shows significant regional variations in water availability, especially in coastal, eastern and southern regions due to tourism and agriculture. It has a relatively high per capita water availability, which is slightly lower than that of the country. The demand for irrigation water is high, while at the same time only 31.0% of the available agricultural land is irrigated. The growing water requirements make the rational management of water resources extremely important for development to be sustainable and for the environment to be served. To overcome the water shortage, especially in the future, several measures should be taken for conservation of water resources and protection of the environment. The integrated water resources management, securing water for the future in Crete, should include measures that are purely technical (increase the use of surface water, improvement of distribution systems and irrigation scheduling, recycling, use of water saving irrigation systems, use of reclaimed, and brackish waters, etc.) and socioeconomic (pricing, rationalization, extension, training, etc.). r
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Crete, located in the South Mediterranean Sea, is characterized by long coastal areas, varied terrain relief and geology, and great spatial and inter-annual variations in precipitation. Under average meteorological conditions, the island is water-sufficient (969 mm precipitation; theoretical water potential 3284 hm3; and total water use 610 hm3). Agriculture is by far the greatest user of water (78% of total water use), followed by domestic use (21%). Despite the high average water availability, water scarcity events commonly occur, particularly in the eastern-south part of the island, driven by local climatic conditions and seasonal or geographical mismatches between water availability and demand. Other critical issues in water management include the over-exploitation of groundwater, accounting for 93% of the water used in agriculture; low water use efficiencies in the farms; limited use of non-conventional water sources (effluent reuse); lack of modern frameworks of control and mo...
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Agricultural Water Management
Water resources management in Crete (Greece) including water recycling and reuse and proposed quality criteria2004 •
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The Water-energy Nexus in the Island of Crete, Greece2021 •
Water and energy are valuable resources in our contemporary societies. Their demand worldwide is increasing while they are interconnected and interlinked. Aim of the current work is to investigate the nexus between water and energy in the island of Crete, Greece. The use of water in electricity generation and in fuels production is investigated as well as the electricity utilization in water pumping, transportation, processing and distribution. Our results indicated that the annual electricity consumption in Crete is at 4,793 KWh/capita while the annual water consumption is at around 763.9 M3/capita to 962.2 M3/capita. The main fuels used in electricity generation in Crete are fuel oil and diesel oil that are imported. Among renewable energies solar-PV and wind energy are mainly used for power generation. Generation of solar-PV and wind electricity requires limited water resources while in water-cooled thermal power stations brackish and desalinated water is mainly used. Crete has s...
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«Τα Statuti της Μεθώνης και της Κορώνης: μια αφορμή για την διατύπωση σκέψεων περί της βενετικής κυριαρχίας στον ελληνικό χώρο κατά τους πρώτους αιώνες μετά την τέταρτη σταυροφορία», Φράγκοι και Βενετοί στη Μεσσηνία. Διερευνώντας το δυτικό παρελθόν της Πελοποννήσου, Καλαμάτα, 7-9 Ιουνίου 2019, Κα...
«Τα Statuti της Μεθώνης και της Κορώνης: μια αφορμή για την διατύπωση σκέψεων περί της βενετικής κυριαρχίας στον ελληνικό χώρο κατά τους πρώτους αιώνες μετά την τέταρτη σταυροφορία», Φράγκοι και Βενετοί στη Μεσσηνία. Διερευνώντας το δυτικό παρελθόν της Πελοποννήσου, Καλαμάτα 2023, σσ. 127-140.2023 •
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