We are delighted to share a collection of papers on flood risk management published in our journal Hydrology (ISSN: 2306-5338). These articles cover a range of critical topics, including flood modeling and prediction, reservoir management, urban resilience strategies, and interdisciplinary risk assessment.

In addition, we would like to highlight several Special Issues related to this topic that are currently open for submission

1. “Adaptive Operating Rules for Flood Control of a Multi-Purpose Reservoir”
by Radu Drobot, Aurelian Florentin Draghia, Cristian Dinu, Nicolae Sîrbu, Viorel Chendeș and Petrișor Mazilu
Hydrology 2024, 11(9), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11090147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/9/147

2. “Predicting Flood Inundation after a Dike Breach Using a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Neural Network”
by Leon S. Besseling, Anouk Bomers and Suzanne J.M.H. Hulscher
Hydrology 2024, 11(9), 152; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11090152
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/9/152

3. “Evaluating the Performance of Hydrological Models for Flood Discharge Simulation in the Wangchu River Basin, Bhutan”
by Damudar Dahal and Toshiharu Kojima
Hydrology 2025, 12(3), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12030051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/3/51

4. “Urban Flood Risk and Resilience: How Can We Protect Our Cities from Flooding?”
by Dragan Savić
Hydrology 2025, 12(4), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12040078
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/4/78

5. “From Flood Mitigation to Environmental and Socioeconomic Disruption: A Case Study of the Langue de Barbarie Sand Spit Breach”
by Souleymane Fall
Hydrology 2025, 12(4), 97; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12040097
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/4/97

6. “Some Human Dimensions of Understanding Flood Risk Management”
by Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell
Hydrology 2025, 12(5), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12050108
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/5/108

7. “Using High-Resolution Flood Hazard and Urban Heat Island Maps for High-Priority BGI Placement at the City Scale”
by Stefan Reinstaller, Albert Wilhelm König and Dirk Muschalla
Hydrology 2025, 12(5), 125; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12050125
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/5/125

8. “Enhancing Flood Risk Management: A Review on Numerical Modelling of Past Flood Events”
by José González-Cao, Helena Barreiro-Fonta, Diego Fernández-Nóvoa and Orlando García-Feal
Hydrology 2025, 12(6), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12060133
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/6/133

9. “Predictive Modeling of Flood Frequency Utilizing an Analysis of the Casimcea River in Romania”
by Carmen Maftei, Constantin Cerneaga and Ashok Vaseashta
Hydrology 2025, 12(7), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12070172
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/7/172

10. “Unifying Flood-Risk Communication: Empowering Community Leaders Through AI-Enhanced, Contextualized Storytelling”
by Michal Zajac, Connor Kulawiak, Shenglin Li, Caleb Erickson, Nathan Hubbell and Jiaqi Gong
Hydrology 2025, 12(8), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12080204
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/8/204

11. “A Flood Forecasting Method in the Francolí River Basin (Spain) Using a Distributed Hydrological Model and an Analog-Based Precipitation Forecast”
by Daniel Carril-Rojas, Carlo Guzzon, Luis Mediero, Javier Fernández-Fidalgo, Luis Garrote, Maria Carmen Llasat and Raul Marcos-Matamoros.
Hydrology 2025, 12(8), 220; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12080220
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/8/220

12. “Seasonal Design Floods Estimated by Stationary and Nonstationary Flood Frequency Analysis Methods for Three Gorges Reservoir”
by Bokai Sun, Shenglian Guo, Sirui Zhong, Xiaoya Wang and Na Li
Hydrology 2025, 12(10), 258; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12100258
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/10/258

13. “Geo-Referenced Databases and SWOT Analysis for Assessing Flood Protection Structures, Measures, and Works at a River Basin Scale”
by Eleni Tzanou and Charalampos Skoulikaris
Hydrology 2024, 11(9), 136; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11090136
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/9/136

14. “Simulation of Flood-Control Reservoirs: Comparing Fully 2D and 0D–1D Models”
by Susanna Dazzi, Riccardo Verbeni, Paolo Mignosa and Renato Vacondio
Hydrology 2024, 11(11), 180; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11110180
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/11/180

15. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Soil Profile Rehabilitation for Pluvial Flood Mitigation Through Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modeling”
by Julia Atayi, Xin Zhou, Christos Iliadis, Vassilis Glenis, Donghee Kang, Zhuping Sheng, Joseph Quansah and James G. Hunter
Hydrology 2025, 12(3), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12030044
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/12/3/44

16. “Assessing the Impact of Rainfall Inputs on Short-Term Flood Simulation with Cell2Flood: A Case Study of the Waryong Reservoir Basin”
by Hyunjun Kim, Dae-Sik Kim, Won-Ho Nam and Min-Won Jang
Hydrology 2024, 11(10), 162; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11100162
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/10/162

Relevant Special Issues:
“Advancing Flood Detection, Monitoring & Simulation: Integrating Machine Learning, Remote Sensing & Hydrodynamic Model”
Guest Editors: Dr. Hao Han and Dr. Aristoteles Tegos
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026

“New Perspectives in the Flood Forecasting Chain (Weather Prediction, Rainfall-Runoff Modeling, and Communication with Stakeholders), Second Edition”
Guest Editors: Dr. Mohammed Bari and Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Nachtnebel
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026

“Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for Urban Flood and Drought Risks Using High-Resolution Modeling”
Guest Editors: Dr. Oana Elena Chelariu and Dr. Brunella Bonaccorso
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026

“Advances in Flood Studies: Enhancing Data Collection, Rating Curves, and Hydrological Analyses”
Guest Editors: Dr. Guna Hewa, Dr. Trevor Daniell, Dr. David Kemp and Dr. Ranjan Sarukkalige
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026

“Integrated Approaches to Hydraulic and Sediment Transport Modeling for Flood Risk Management Using Advanced Models, Remote Sensing, GIS, and IoT”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Nikolaos P. Theodossiou, Prof. Dr. Evangelia D. Farsirotou and Dr. Yiannis Kontos
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026