Dear Colleagues,

Water is life and sustainable use of water resources is imperative for the livelihoods and economic prosperity of the continent’s 8 billion inhabitants. Rapid growth in line with unsustainable development, the use of natural resources dramatically, and climate change have all led to significant pressures on the water resources, as well as the degradation of biodiversity and ecosystems. Sustainable use of water resources, climate risk reduction, and the improvement of health and well-being in the world are the main concern of this section. Main concern toward improving sustainability and resiliency in water resources management are: reducing water demands, water pollution, and water-related disaster risks – in particular floods and droughts – while increasing water efficiency and security, the value of water, resilient ecosystems and cities, and water cooperation on local, national and transboundary scales. This section will contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water resources for all other relevant SDGs – including Goals 11, 13, 15 and 17. This chapter focus on, technical and policy solutions as well as a range of expertise in areas including river basin planning; water resources development; flood and drought management; assessment of climate change impacts; application of water resources modeling; remote-sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS); wetland and ecosystem management; ecological economics; river health monitoring; water governance multi-stakeholder engagement; and capacity building.

We look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Prof. Ali Moridi

Section Editor 

Water security; Water-related disasters risk reduction and climate change adaptation; Resilient social-ecological system; Water governance and cooperation; Traditional knowledge management; Transboundary river basin management; Water-Food-Energy-Environment nexus