Advance in Water Management and Water Policy Research, 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: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Interests: water policy; water governance; water and food security; nature-based solutions; water cooperation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Complex and competitive interactions among actors drive policy-setting, decision-making, and policy implementation in water sectors. Apart from the impact of climate change, asymmetric power relations, limited availability of water resources, and socio-cultural and socio-economic imbalances impair the prospect of sustainable water governance in many parts of the world. However, global collaboration among political actors, academics, and activities could advance water policies in sustainable and comprehensive directions.
In addition to climate change, environmental management conditions also significantly impact the sustainability of water resources. Environmental damage in various parts of the world also affects policies and the sustainable management of water resources. Limited access to water resources in a sustainable manner will have a significant impact on economic sectors, including agriculture and plantations, forestry, fisheries, and sustainable community food security. One thing that is no less important is the need for sustainable environmental policies and management as a buffer for the future of water resources for human life around the world. This Special Issue aims to introduce some of these advances by addressing paradigmatic shifts in questions of privatization, public ownership, and common resource management; by investigating new and emerging forms of contentious water politics; and by fostering new ways of analyzing water policies. The contributions may deal with different scales and dimensions of water management and water policy, such as hydro-diplomacy, the political economy of the water sector, policies on water for food, water extractivism regimes, lawmaking on water, issues of WASH, and public health under conditions of the pandemic, and environmental justice themes connected to water.
Prof. Dr. Olcay Ünver
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- integrated water resources management (IWRM)
- policy and governance
- agenda-setting
- public policy
- maintenance and administration of water resource systems
- WASH
- water politics
- hydro-diplomacy (water diplomacy)
- groundwater governance
- international water law
- national environmental law and regulations
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