Water Resources Safety and Sustainable Management Under the Impact of Climate Change
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Hazards and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 108
Special Issue Editors
Interests: risk analysis; fire safety engineering (FSE); occupational safety; territorial resilience; sustainable risk management
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: risk analysis; fire safety engineering (FSE); occupational safety; territorial resilience; sustainable risk management
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water resources are central to sustainable development and are progressively exposed to the impacts of climate change, including precipitation patterns, growing temperatures, droughts, floods, groundwater depletion, salinization, and deteriorating water quality. These effects are intensified by urbanization, population growth, land use transformation, and increasing competition among agricultural, industrial, urban, and environmental water uses. In this evolving context, ensuring water resource safety requires integrated and sustainable management approaches capable of addressing both environmental stresses and socio-economic vulnerabilities, while also strengthening preparedness for climate-related disasters.
This Special Issue on Water Resources Safety and Sustainable Management Under the Impact of Climate Change aims to promote original research papers and review articles focused on the complex interactions among water systems, climate change, and disaster risk management. We welcome interdisciplinary contributions that explore the effects of climate change and variability on water systems and propose innovative strategies to enhance efficiency, resilience, and sustainability in water governance. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, studies addressing integrated assessment methods, hydrological and water quality modelling, climate risk analysis, decision support systems, circular water economy strategies, resilience of water infrastructures, and policy frameworks focused on sustainable and risk-informed adaptation goals.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Mara Lombardi
Dr. Davide Berardi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change adaptation
- drought and flood risk
- hydrological modelling
- sustainable water management
- water governance
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