Water Governance and Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 March 2026 | Viewed by 130
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Interests: water management; hydromorphology; water resources; environmental development; eco-engineering; hydrology; climate resilience and adaptation; blue-green infrastructure; environmental protection; environmental monitoring
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Interests: simulation models; weather generators; climate change; hydroclimate
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Interests: environmental planning and management; sponge city; water resource management; water environment and aquatic ecosystem restoration, nature-based solutions; water quality assessment; water chemistry; blue-green infrastructure; wetland surface–groundwater interactions; sustainable development
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Interests: blue-green infrastructure; water resources; climate adaptation; environmental protection; urban planning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue represents the second edition of the series “Water Governance and Sustainable Water Resources Management”, continuing the debate initiated in the first volume. In line with the OECD (2015), water governance is understood as a set of political, institutional, and administrative principles and practices, as well as formal and informal processes through which stakeholders articulate their expectations and needs in the field of water management. Complementing this, according to FAO and UNECE, water management should also address the requirements of the aquatic environment to ensure the protection of ecosystems. Sustainable Water Management (SWM) refers to the use of water in ways that balance ecological, social, and economic objectives without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Effective SWM builds trust, fosters cross-sectoral cooperation, and ensures that water policies respond not only to societal demands but also to environmental priorities. At the same time, the intensification of extreme phenomena such as floods, droughts, and heavy rainfall highlights the need for adaptive approaches and resilience-building within existing water management systems.
We invite cutting-edge research on water management, with an emphasis on sustainable strategies for managing water resources under the pressures of climate change. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Innovative approaches to water governance;
- Sustainable management of water resources in different sectors;
- Climate change adaptation in water governance and policy;
- Spatial planning in riverside, coastal, and urban areas;
- Challenges of developing blue and green infrastructure in cities;
- Aquatic ecosystem restoration and ecological governance;
- Best practices in participatory and community-based water management;
- Social and stakeholder engagement in decision-making;
- Policy coherence, institutional frameworks, and cross-sectoral integration;
- Transboundary and regional water governance;
- Equity, justice, and inclusiveness in water governance;
- Governance of the water–energy–food nexus.
Dr. Mariusz Adynkiewicz-Piragas
Prof. Dr. Leszek Kuchar
Dr. Alicja Edyta Krzemińska
Dr. Anna Zaręba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water management
- sustainable water resources management
- water governance and policies
- climate change
- climate change adaptation
- water resources monitoring
- stakeholder engagement
- decision support systems
- water-related tourism
- blue-green infrastructure
- aquatic ecosystem restoration
- urban water planning
- transboundary water management
- water–energy–food nexus
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