Sustainable Water Solutions for a Resilient Future in a Changing Climate
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydro-environmental systems; resilient urban built environments; urban resilience and multi-hazard risk reduction; flood modelling and risk management in underground space; intelligent hydro-informatic systems for sustainable cities and society
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Interests: hydrodynamics and hydro-environment; water engineering; flood risk management; sediment transport
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many parts of the world face escalating water challenges driven by climate change, rapid urbanisation, ageing infrastructure, and increasing exposure to multi-hazard risks. Ensuring water security and building climate-resilient urban environments require integrated and interdisciplinary approaches. This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research that advances sustainable water solutions and strengthens the resilience of modern societies against emerging hydro-environmental risks.
We welcome high-quality original research, reviews, case studies, and methodological advances addressing water sustainability, hydro-environmental systems, and climate resilience. Submissions may employ numerical modelling, field observations, data-driven analytics, laboratory experiments, system analyses, or hybrid methods.
This Special Issue aims to advance interdisciplinary knowledge at the intersection of hydrology, hydraulics, water resources, urban planning, climate science, and data intelligence, while promoting innovative and sustainable solutions for resilient water systems. It seeks to support the development of intelligent, data-driven, and adaptive water management frameworks and to foster global dialogue among scientists, engineers, practitioners, and policymakers working towards resilience and sustainability in a changing climate.
We encourage submissions from diverse regions and disciplines, particularly studies with practical implications for climate adaptation, risk reduction, and sustainable urban transformation.
Dr. Qijie Li
Prof. Dr. Dongfang Liang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Hydro-environmental Systems and Climate Adaptation
- integrated hydrological and hydraulic modelling under climate change.
- hydro-environmental processes in urban and catchments.
- water quality, pollution transport, and ecosystem resilience.
- nature-based solutions and green–blue infrastructures for climate adaptation.
- coastal flood risk management.
- Urban Resilience and Multi-Hazard Risk Reduction
- multi-hazard risk assessment and resilience metrics for cities.
- compound and cascading multi-hazards.
- human–infrastructure interactions in extreme events.
- Flood Modelling and Risk Management in Underground Spaces
- flood dynamics in underground infrastructure.
- risk assessment for transportation and metro systems.
- pedestrian safety and human vulnerability analysis.
- Intelligent Hydro-informatic Systems for Sustainable Cities and Society
- digital twins for water systems.
- AI and machine learning for predictive hydro-informatics.
- real-time sensing, monitoring, and early-warning technologies.
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