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Water Resources and Risk Management

A section of Hydrology (ISSN 2306-5338).

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The estimation of future water resources availability, which is directly linked to surface runoff, precipitation, temperature, and evaporation over medium- to long-term time periods, is an essential facet of climate impact analysis and of water resources’ risk estimation and management. The noticeable intensification of hydro-meteorological activity expected in many countries leads to the increased risk of flooding, potential loss of life, and often incisive socioeconomic collateral damage.

At the same time, several regions have already reached their limit of sustainably useable water across their river basins. The steadily growing water demand driven by agricultural irrigation in conjunction with systematic water shortage puts considerable pressure on water resource allocation.

Any strategy designed at mitigating such risks requires a plausible estimation of future water availability as well as flood trends to allow for targeted resource planning and the adoption of bespoke disaster reduction measures. This concerns methods of irrigation, smart water allocation, and the management of reservoirs to strengthen the resilience of affected societies. In risk-sensitive water resource planning and management, decision makers, although unsure of future outcomes, must make the most reliable decisions in the face of uncertain conditions. Deterministic and probabilistic prediction techniques, combined with optimization tools, are widely used to meet the objective of improving planning as well as risk management and mitigation. The present Section is devoted to the publication of research work on advanced approaches for addressing increasingly scarce and variable water resources and related risks. Interested authors are encouraged to submit high-quality papers addressing a wide audience among hydrologists, water resource planners, and resource managers.