Remote Sensing for Water Resources and Environmental Management

Dear Colleagues,

Although water resources are critical for sustaining life on Earth, the increase in human population coupled with global environment change, especially climate change and variability have exerted pressure on this finite resource and the environment. Specifically, water scarcity arising from rapid population growth, droughts, erratic rainfall, over-exploitation, as well as increased water pollution from anthropogenic activities such as mining, and urbanization threatens the supply of water of sufficient quality and quantity to meet the global water demand. Approximately a fifth of the global population lives in water scarce areas and this trend is likely to increase in the near future if the current trends, threats and pressures are neither fully understood nor appropriately managed. Fortunately, the increase in the readily available remotely sensed data with improved sensing characteristics (i.e. high spatial, spectral and radiometric resolutions), as well as accompanying advancements in geospatial modelling techniques in recent years provide scientists with indispensable tools for not only monitoring and assessing the state of water resources but also the environment at various spatial scales. In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 that seeks to “ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”, this special issue calls for papers that focus on innovative and state of the art practical applications of cutting-edge remote sensing, and modelling techniques to water resources, and environmental management at various spatial scales. Papers applying remote sensing in assessing and monitoring freshwater (underground and surface) quality, quantity, availability and management, to ensure water security are especially welcome. Themes considered under this special issue include but not limited to the applications of remote sensing and attendant development of geospatial techniques that can be used to: detect and quantify and monitor freshwater water resources and identify potential threats to this resource, and other themes related to water resources and environmental management at various spatial scales.

Prof. Dr. Timothy Dube
Dr. Munyaradzi Davies Shekede
Dr. Christian Massari
Guest Editors

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