Water and Wastewater Management under a Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

We all have been observing a growing demand for more knowledge-based actions on water quality and quantity change due to the substantial impact of the changing climate on environment and human interests. There is a common agreement that climate change affects hydrological, ecological, and socioeconomic regimes. It is estimated that climate change has a dual effect on the functioning of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). The processes occurring in WWTP will be subsequently affected by climate change; more extreme weather events and earlier snowmelt runoff will lead to more untreated wastewater, increased flooding, etc. Due to the increased scarcity of water resources, the efficiency of wastewater treatment, and wastewater reuse, will become a priority as climate change accelerates. Thus, water and waste water management has become a key area, both for research and  practice.   

 The purpose of this Special Issue of Water is to present innovative studies on the effects of climate change on  (a) the hydrologic processes and response of river basins to extreme events; (b) the frequency and intensity of extreme hydrological events such as droughts and floods; (c) water availability and water demand in a range of geographical and climate areas of the world; (d) the pollution of water and the development of water and wastewater treatment technology; (e) the management, development, and planning of water resources including rain water use; and (f) the ecohydrological response of hydrotechnical and nature-based solutions.

 In light of the above, we would like to call for papers where you share your recent innovative discoveries within the field of water and waste water management. Perspectives on potential ecological risks, benefits, and costs of water quality improvement are required to enhance the ability to predict and identify the impact of climate change and to evaluate management options. We expect contributions containing advanced methodological procedures for in situ hydrological research and monitoring, and analytical tools, including improved methodology for water resources assessment and toxic levels, as well as multivariate chemometric analyses on comprehensive environmental data sets. 

Prof. Katarzyna Glińska-Lewczuk
Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwiakowski
Prof. Mirosław Wiatkowski
Guest Editors

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