Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations …
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Oasis, and by locating correctly the Dakhla depression within the wider space
of Eastern Sahara should be emphasized.
4. Further researches based on multidisciplinary approaches are required to study
Dakhla Depression from different specializations of earth sciences.
5. Sand dunes in the study area are a very important issue to be monitored in
the future. There are new successful attempts to confront desertification in
different parts of the depression (especially through cultivation) but dune fields
still threaten the oasis very seriously.
6. Dakhla Oasis needs to improve infrastructure and services that attract people for
sustainable development. Development in the oasis lands is one of the solutions
to overcome the problem of overpopulation around the Nile Valley and Delta
areas. The Government’s decision to move towards increased land reclamation
activities in the oases is a good step towards sustainable development.
7. Expansion of agricultural lands in the oasis requires precise understanding of the
land and water resources for the optimum use. A study of land suitability maps
for different crops in Dakhla Oasis helps in planning sustainable agriculture
programs.
8. Dakhla Oasis soils are suitable for most crops, so the area can be exploited in
major agricultural projects. In addition, Dakhla Oasis could contribute to supply
large quantities of grains crops such as wheat, thus reducing the food gap in
Egypt.
9. Dakhla Oasis needs more effort to develop an efficient improvement of infrastructure, education, health and social services. Youth should also be encouraged
to invest in this region in the agricultural and industrial sector by facilitating
access to credit.
10. The use of modern technology in agricultural production can be promoted by
training small farmers and investors on the uses of modern technologies of
agriculture.
11. Remote sensing and GIS provide accurate and geo-spatial information about
land and water suitability for crop production in addition to water requirements
for various crops.
12. Dakhla Oasis is a vast, remote area which is difficult to access, and needs a
good management plan for the conservation and protection of the resources for
the future generations and the researchers.
13. The laser scanning techniques for the documentation, recording, and presentation by the digital media of the archaeological sites should be encouraged to
promote the archaeological tourism in Dakhla Oasis.
14. An additional meteorological station will be needed to manage the irrigation
water use in Oasis regions, because of the local climate which change with the
geographic features.
15. Recent satellite sensors such as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), is used to monitor the land surface temperature, vegetation
indices, evapotranspiration, and so on. Successors such as the Second Generation Global Imager sensor (SGLI) or the Global Change Observation Mission
(Climate) satellite have more highly resolution (250 m) than MODIS, These
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Oasis, and by locating correctly the Dakhla depression within the wider space
of Eastern Sahara should be emphasized.
4. Further researches based on multidisciplinary approaches are required to study
Dakhla Depression from different specializations of earth sciences.
5. Sand dunes in the study area are a very important issue to be monitored in
the future. There are new successful attempts to confront desertification in
different parts of the depression (especially through cultivation) but dune fields
still threaten the oasis very seriously.
6. Dakhla Oasis needs to improve infrastructure and services that attract people for
sustainable development. Development in the oasis lands is one of the solutions
to overcome the problem of overpopulation around the Nile Valley and Delta
areas. The Government’s decision to move towards increased land reclamation
activities in the oases is a good step towards sustainable development.
7. Expansion of agricultural lands in the oasis requires precise understanding of the
land and water resources for the optimum use. A study of land suitability maps
for different crops in Dakhla Oasis helps in planning sustainable agriculture
programs.
8. Dakhla Oasis soils are suitable for most crops, so the area can be exploited in
major agricultural projects. In addition, Dakhla Oasis could contribute to supply
large quantities of grains crops such as wheat, thus reducing the food gap in
Egypt.
9. Dakhla Oasis needs more effort to develop an efficient improvement of infrastructure, education, health and social services. Youth should also be encouraged
to invest in this region in the agricultural and industrial sector by facilitating
access to credit.
10. The use of modern technology in agricultural production can be promoted by
training small farmers and investors on the uses of modern technologies of
agriculture.
11. Remote sensing and GIS provide accurate and geo-spatial information about
land and water suitability for crop production in addition to water requirements
for various crops.
12. Dakhla Oasis is a vast, remote area which is difficult to access, and needs a
good management plan for the conservation and protection of the resources for
the future generations and the researchers.
13. The laser scanning techniques for the documentation, recording, and presentation by the digital media of the archaeological sites should be encouraged to
promote the archaeological tourism in Dakhla Oasis.
14. An additional meteorological station will be needed to manage the irrigation
water use in Oasis regions, because of the local climate which change with the
geographic features.
15. Recent satellite sensors such as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), is used to monitor the land surface temperature, vegetation
indices, evapotranspiration, and so on. Successors such as the Second Generation Global Imager sensor (SGLI) or the Global Change Observation Mission
(Climate) satellite have more highly resolution (250 m) than MODIS, These