Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance
A section of Water (ISSN 2073-4441).
Section Information
The Section “Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance” publishes contributions on all aspects of water resource policy, planning, management, and governance. Topics covered include the following:
- Integrated water resource management (IWRM);
- Water resource systems;
- Water resource development;
- Monitoring and protection of water resources;
- Adaptive water management;
- Conjunctive use of water resources;
- Water demand management;
- Capacity building in water resource management;
- National and international water policy;
- Water economics;
- Institutional arrangements;
- Water law;
- Water rights;
- Property regimes;
- Hydro-diplomacy;
- Trans-boundary water issues;
- Water allocation agreements and treaties;
- Water conflict resolution;
- Public participation;
- Consensus building;
- Confidence building;
- Commercialization of water;
- Water politics;
- Water security;
- Water resources management in sensitive areas and regions;
- History of water resources.
Editorial Board
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Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Water Governance and Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 29 March 2026)
- Water Resources and Environment (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- NBS for Watershed Management: From Ecological Health Assessment to Ecosystem Restoration (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Research Progress in Ancient and Modern Water Supply and Distribution Systems for Urban, Agricultural and Hydropower Use (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Climate–Water Effects in Agriculture: Adaptation and Mitigation Approaches (Deadline: 24 April 2026)
- Sustainable Water and Sanitation Governance: Aligning Policies, Institutions and Regulation (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Advances in Mine Water Science, Technology, and Policy (Deadline: 27 April 2026)
- Advances in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Hydrological Processes and Hydrologic Disasters (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Economic Approaches to Sustainable Water Management: Policy, Innovation, and Global Challenges (Deadline: 10 May 2026)
- Water Resources and Environment Management in Watersheds with Intensive Human Activities (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Global Water Resources Management (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advances in Water Resource Management and Planning (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Agricultural Water and Land Resources Planning and Management: Challenges and Endeavors (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Optimization–Simulation Modeling of Sustainable Water Resource, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Indigenous Water: Knowledge, Rights, and Sustainable Management (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Advancing Knowledge of the Impacts of Contaminants in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Water Resources Allocation, Planning, and Regulation for Sustainable Management (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Human–Water Interactions: Water Supply, Livelihood and Rural Society (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Methods and Tools for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Sustainable Water Resources Management in a Changing Environment (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Advances in Water Cycle Management and Circular Economy (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- Water Management and Uses: Comprehensive Analysis of Landscape, Heritage and Environment (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- Climate Change Adaptation in Water Resource Management (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Recent Advances in Water Sciences Under a Variable and Changing Environment (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Intelligent Regulation and Adaptive Management of Complex River Basin Systems (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Integrated Approaches to Water Resources and Environmental Management: Innovations in Simulation and Impact Assessment, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Using Economics for Sustainability, Effective Management, and Conflict Resolution in Water (Deadline: 24 August 2026)
- Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions (Deadline: 28 August 2026)
- Advances in Water Management and Water Policy Research, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 August 2026)
- Resilience and Risk Management in Urban Water Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Water Resources, Economic Development and Environment Carrying Capacity, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Policy Innovation and Integrated Governance for Sustainable Urban Water Management (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Urban Hydrological Resilience: Innovations in Hazard Mitigation and Management (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Water and Waste Management Strategies and Environmentally Sustainable Approaches (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Advancing Water Resource Management with Smart Technologies (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Water: Economic, Social and Environmental Analysis (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Water and Education: Teaching Sustainability, Managing Risks, and Shaping the Future (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Multicriteria Analysis and Decision-Making in Water Resources Management (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Innovations in Integrated Surface and Groundwater Model Development and Socio-Environmental Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Challenges and Solutions to Water Access in a Changing World (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Yellow River Basin Management Under Pressure: Present State, Restoration and Protection, 4th Edition (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Water Reuse and Land Management: Strategies, Policies, and Integrated Land-Use Approaches (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
