Natural or Artificial Water Reservoirs' Impacts on Mitigating the Intensities of Floods and Droughts
A special issue of Hydrology (ISSN 2306-5338). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Resources and Risk Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 December 2025 | Viewed by 742
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hydrology; hydroclimatology; fluvial geomorphology; climatology
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Dear Colleagues,
Global warming is reflected everywhere in the increase and frequency of extreme hydrological events (floods and droughts). One of the means to mitigate the impacts of these extreme hydrological events is the retention of large volumes of water in natural or artificial reservoirs during floods on the one hand, and their support for the flow of watercourses downstream during intense and prolonged droughts on the other hand. The objective of this Special Issue is to bring together studies that demonstrate the contribution of natural or artificial water reservoirs to mitigate the downstream impacts of floods and droughts. It is based on studies relating to a single or numerous water reservoirs constructed on the scale of a single or several watersheds. In addition, studies relating to the problem of the stability of artificial structures (dams, dikes, etc.) of water reservoirs in the context of the increase in the intensity and frequency of floods in the short, medium, and long term terms will be welcome. Finally, the impacts of this water storage by these natural and/or artificial reservoirs during these extreme hydrological events on natural and anthropized ecosystems, as well as on human behavior, will also be favorably welcomed.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Prof. Dr. Ali A. Assani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- floods
- low levels
- drought
- natural and artificial dams
- natural and artificial reservoirs
- wetlands
- lakes
- dikes
- river channels
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