Climate, Water and Wetland Interaction
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (26 July 2021) | Viewed by 3043
Special Issue Editors
2. The Research Center for Water Resources and Disaster Management, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: eco-hydrology; eco-based DRR; nature-based solutions; watershed and river hydrodynamics; green and sustainable hydropower
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Interests: environmental impact assessment; environmental education; environmental literacy; health literacy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water is essential for all life on the planet to exist and global climate change and unsustainable water use practices are making the availability of clean, fresh water a challenge in many parts of the world. Wetlands are part of the planet’s landscape and provide numerous functions that are of substantial and significant value to humans. Our ancestors relied on wetlands for survival and we’ve forgotten our ties with nature. Terrestrial wetlands have been present for about 400 million years and even though humans have been present for about 0.05 % (c. 3.5 million years of that time we’ve lost 64 to 71 % of the world’s wetlands. Most aquifers are being unsustainably mined globally. About 2 billion people rely on groundwater as their primary water source and more than ½ of the world’s food production relies on groundwater. Our current management approaches, practices, and policies for preserving water and wetlands are insufficient to meet the needs of the future. Global population is expected to rise by ca. 2 billion people (6.7 to 9.7 billion) by 2050 and by 2100 sea level is expected to rise 0.52 to 2 m. Loss of coastal wetlands, space, food production, and the displacement of about 800 million people will further contribute to the climate problems we face. As the seemingly most intelligent species on this planet, we need to become ambassadors for environmental protection and stewardship. Created/treatment wetlands and forming strong stakeholder relationships provide opportunities for recycling water, recharging aquifers, providing clean water and food for a growing population at a time when we need innovative solutions and collaboration to preserve humanity. Implementation of or returning to traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) and traditional environmental management (TEM) practices may help resolve some of the climate change/water/wetland issues that have been identified. The decisions that we make today and in the future will inevitably challenge/change our way of life in profound ways. In this Special Issue, we welcome studies on climate, water, and wetland interaction and mainly presenting the most recent advances in:
- Wetlands absorb and store carbon;
- Vulnerability of wetlands from rising sea levels;
- Wetlands for ecosystem-based DRR to extreme weather;
- Wetlands enhance hydrological functions and reduce heat waves;
- Wetlands policy to adapt and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Prof. Dr. Shang-Shu Shih
Dr. Wei-Ta Fang
Dr. Ben LePage
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Wetlands
- hydrological function
- climate change
- extreme weather
- heat waves
- rising sea levels
