Water

Decision-Making Theory and Methodology for Water, Energy and Food Security, 3rd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 21 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-energy-food nexus resource management; water resource management; water risk analysis; safety; multi-criteria analysis; group decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)

Water Management and Geohazard Mitigation in a Changing Climate

edited by

Laszlo Podolszki

,

Igor Karlović

and Kosta Urumović

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5876 | Submission Open

Keywords: water managment; geohazards; mitigation; climate changes; sustainable development; groundwater; monitoring; mapping; modeling; risk assessment; multihazard analyses; vulnerability reduction; practical application; predictive analyses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Effects of Vegetation on Open Channel Flow and Sediment Transport

edited by

Mengyang Liu

and

Yanxu Wang

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4012 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic vegetation; sediment transport; vegetation– flow– sediment interaction; turbulence; eco-hydraulics; open channel flow; river morphology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Intelligent Water Networks: Advanced Sensing, Real-Time Analytics, and Adaptive Management for Future Water Challenges

edited by

Sohail Iqbal

and

Manousos Valyrakis

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent water systems; advanced sensors; real-time analytics; machine learning; digital twins; edge computing; adaptive management; IoT; water quality monitoring; predictive modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Research on Microplastic Pollution in Water Environment

edited by

Aravin Prince Periyasamy

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1747 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; aquatic pollution; water contimination; marine microplastics; biodiversity; microplastic detec-tion; nano-microplastics; policy and regulation on microplastics; bioaccumulation; human health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Groundwater Flow and Transport Modeling in Aquifer Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zbigniew Kabala

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1387 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; borehole tests; laboratory tests; tracer tests; aquifer remediation; aquifer characterization; vertical circula-tion wells; geothermal resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Energy Use Assessment and Management in Wastewater Systems

edited by

Catarina Nunes Jorge

and

Maria do Céu Almeida

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint reduction in wastewater systems; energy efficiency; energy monitoring and optimization; energy recovery; renewable energy; sustainable wastewater management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)

Applications of Remote Sensing and GISs in River Basin Ecosystems, 2nd Edition

edited by Jiren Xu,

Pengfei Li

,

Changjia Li

and

Zhihui Wang

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 737 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GISs; river basin ecosystems; water quality monitoring; land use and land cover change; hydrological processes; ecosystem dynamics; environmental conservation; spatial analysis; sustainable management

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Water-Saving and Energy-Efficient Irrigation Technologies and Equipment

edited by

Xingye Zhu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: sprinkler irrigation; micro sprinkler irrigation; water-saving management; irrigation technical parameters; energy consumption optimization; theory and technology; low pressure atomization; comprehensive technical index; irrigation systems; automated control systems; sprinkler head; micro sprinkler; sprinkler design; remote monitoring; irrigation optimization; water distribution uniformity; sprinkler efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture)

Systemic Footprints of the Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus: From Life Cycle Assessment to Integrated Modeling

edited by

Saige Wang

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); water– energy– carbon nexus; environmental footprints; sustainability assessment; coupled systems; trade-offs and synergies; interdisciplinary approaches; resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)

Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation in High-Altitude Freshwater Systems

edited by

Wout Van Echelpoel

and

Rubén Jerves-Cobo

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater; community; high altitude; assessment; management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)

AI (Gen) and Machine Learning Applications in the Water and Wastewater Sector

edited by Taher Abunama

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI (Gen); ML; LLM; digital twins; wastewater treatment; drinking water treatment; process control and optimisation; hybrid modelling; water quality prediction; anomaly detection and fault diagnosis; energy and emissions reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Climate Risk Management, Sea Level Rise and Coastal Impacts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nawin Raj

, Nathan Downs and Lila Singh-Peterson

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: oceanic changes; climate risk management; deep learning; climate change; sea level rise; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; coastal changes; oceanography; wetland changes; mangrove changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)

Methods and Tools for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management, 2nd Edition

edited by Hui Yang, Manoj K. Shukla and

Yusen Yuan

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop water relations; water productivity; deficit/salinity irrigation; conservation agriculture; regional water management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Social, Cultural, and Economic Factors Directly and Indirectly Influencing Water Resources and Conservation Outcomes

edited by

Kyle Maurice Woosnam

and Kristin E. Gibson

submission deadline 27 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6640 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource communication; environmental education; water conservation behavior; social evaluation methods; watershed management; behavioral modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Scarcity)

Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Pollution Remediation

edited by Yong Qian and

Zhi Dou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9913 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater quality; hydrogeochemical processes; environmental background values; high-fluoride groundwater; emerging pollutants; pollution prevention and control zoning; risk control; mine pollution control; groundwater pollution remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Advances in Hydrogeological Investigations: Field Monitoring, GIS, AI, Remote Sensing, Geophysical Techniques, and Hydrochemical Analysis

edited by

Ismael Ibraheem

and

Abdelazim Negm

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9420 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geophysical methods; geographical information system (GIS); joint interpretation; hydrogeophysical investigations; groundwater investigation; groundwater monitoring; groundwater assessment; groundwater sustainability; aquifer characterization; sustainable water management; groundwater quality; groundwater contamination; groundwater– surface water interaction; groundwater resources; advanced groundwater modeling; investigation of aquifer heterogeneities; regional and transboundary groundwater

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

The Safety Operations and Intelligent Control of Water Network Engineering Systems

edited by

Yantao Zhu

,

Rui Pang

and

Binghan Xue

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8508 | Submission Open

Keywords: water network safety; intelligent control systems; risk assessment; IoT and AI integration; infrastructure reliability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Advances in Swimming Pool Hygiene Safety and Spa Research

edited by Athena Mavridou, Georgia Mandilara and

Vincenzo Romano Spica

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6099 | Submission Open

Keywords: swimming pools; hygiene safety; water microbiology; water chemistry; disinfection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and One Health)

Advanced Research in Non-Point Source Pollution of Watersheds

edited by

Feng Liu

, Tao Wang, Yan Xu and Cen Meng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5556 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-point source pollution; landscape patterns; ecological treatments; pollutant removal and resource recovery; emerging contaminants; agriculture green development; watershed intelligent management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Sustainable Water Resources Management in a Changing Environment

edited by

Sergio Cappucci

, Emiliana Valentini and

Andrea Petroselli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3027 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomatics; GIS and remote sensing applications; water and landscape management; the management of natural resources (soil; water; sediment) from dams; channels and river banks; water– climate interactions; earth surface processes; coastal erosion and river drainage networks; landslides and flooding; natural hazards; wetland reclamation; “ Ecologically sustainable” water and wastewater treatment and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance)

Climate Change Uncertainties in Integrated Water Resources Management

edited by Thomas Ramsey and Liang Yuan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2863 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; integrated water resources management (IWRM); transboundary rivers; uncertainty; sustainability; water conflict

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Sustainable Research on Water Quality Monitoring and Nutrient Pollution Control

edited by

Yang Song

, Yi Hong and

Chunqi Shen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2545 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; eutrophication; harmful algal blooms; hypoxia; environmental DNA; digital twin; IoT and remote sensing; machine learning and AI; biogeochemical modeling; ecosystem restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Extreme Rainfall and Hydrological Extremes: Monitoring and Prediction Using Machine Learning and Physical Modeling

edited by

Muhammad Abrar Faiz

and Zhaoqiang Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1552 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme rainfall; prediction; hydrology; remote sensing; early warning; climate change; machine learning; disaster risk; data assimilation; flood forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Carbon Storage in Lake Sediments Under Climate Change

edited by

Barbara Futa

and

Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon cycle; drought; lake; dam reservoir; carbon stocks; humus substances; fulvid and humic acids; sediments; indicators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Soil Water Use and Irrigation Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Roman Rolbiecki

,

Stanisław Rolbiecki

and

Barbara Jagosz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; crop water requirements; soil hydraulic properties; sustainable development of rural areas; soil fertility; drip irrigation; soil and water relationship; evapotranspiration; precision agriculture; irrigation and drainage systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources and Water Risks, 3rd Edition

edited by

Haibo Yang

, Fei Chen, Fei Wang,

Yuyan Zhou

and

Xiaosong Shu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 904 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water resource management; drought; flood; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Impact of Climate Changes on Humid and Arid Geomorphic Systems

edited by Marco Piccarreta,

Mario Bentivenga

and

Salvatore Ivo Giano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: impacts of climate changes; hillslope systems; fluvial systems; arid and semi-arid geomorphic systems; coastal systems; karst systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Multi-Objective Optimization for Sustainable Groundwater Management

edited by Shankar Karuppannan and Nafyad Serre Kawo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-objective optimization; groundwater management; sustainable water resources; decision support systems; aquifer modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Innovative Approaches in Hydrology Applied to the Study of River and Lakes Systems

edited by

Paweł Burandt

and

Szymon Kobus

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative hydrological methods; river and lakes systems; water quality; physicochemical properties of bottom sediments; remote sensing in hydrology; numerical modeling; hydrological monitoring; water resource management; monitoring techniques; sedimentation processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Water Environment Modeling, Simulation, Informatics, and Big Data Mining

edited by

Yulin Kang

, Baiyin Liu and Yan Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: water environment; environmental monitoring; environmental informatization; environmental big data mining; environmental modeling; environmental simulation; AI application; environmental data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Recent Advances in Maritime Energy Systems

edited by

Ying Cui

and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: development and utilization of marine renewable energy; computational fluid dynamics and numerical simulation; oscillating water column wave energy converter; air turbine; hydrofoil; vertical-axis turbine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water-Energy Nexus)

New Challenges in PFAS Removal from Contaminated Water

edited by

Chuhui Zhang

, Yue Zhi and

Philippe Le Coustumer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFAS; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; treatment; destructive technologies; adsorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Analysis of Extreme Precipitation Under Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaosheng Qin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme precipitation; climate change; downscaling; compound events; hydrological impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Research in Aquifers

edited by

Alex Sendros

,

Albert Casas Ponsati

and

Carlos Duque

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeology; groundwater modeling; natural tracers; isotopes; heat transport; coastal aquifers; saltwater intrusion; groundwater– surface water interaction; hydrogeophysics; managed aquifer recharge; aquifer vulnerability; groundwater resources; hydrogeochemistry; contamination; groundwater quality: field experiments; lab experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrology)

Research on Watershed Ecological Restoration and Water Pollution Control

edited by

Lingwei Kong

, Cheng Shen and

Xiaoyue Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: watershed ecological restoration; water pollution control; novel materials; emerging contaminants; greenhouse gas emissions; sustainability; ecological engineering; resource recovery; intelligent watershed management systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Earth Observation for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management

edited by

Grazia Tosi

and

Alessandra Vinci

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; water demand; precision agriculture; remote sensing; machine learning; sustainable water management; soil-plant-atmosphere interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Sensors, New Technologies and Machine Learning in Water Sciences)

Advances in Microbial Technology for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Alejandro Rodriguez-Sanchez

and

Bárbara Muñoz Palazón

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; circular economy; contaminants of emerging concern; environmental microbiology; environmental protection; wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Innovative Approaches to Mine Water Management: Monitoring, Remediation, and Prevention

edited by

Xiujuan Feng

and Baogang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine water; water treatment; environment monitoring; soil remediation; health risk assessment; envirommental fuctional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Reimagining Sustainable Resource Recovery in Wastewater Treatment Processes

edited by

Aušra Mažeikienė

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; treatment; sustainable; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)

Research on Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Systems

edited by

Víctor Matamoros

and Monica Escolà

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; aquatic ecosystems; pharmaceuticals; PFAS; microplastics; nature-based solutions; water treatment; ecotoxicology; risk assessment; environmental monitoring; pollutant fate and transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

Marine and Coastal Algae: Biodiversity, Invasive Species, and Ecosystem Conservation

edited by

Antonella Bottalico

and

Antonella Petrocelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal ecosystems; ecosystem conservation; environmental DNA; habitat degradation; invasive species; long-term monitoring; macroalgae; macroalgal blooms; marine biodiversity; marine protected areas; metabarcoding; non-indigenous species; restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems)

Hydroclimatic Changes in the Cold Regions

edited by Alexander Shiklomanov, Vladimir Alexeev and Hotaek Park

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: Arctic climate change; permafrost changes and feedback; snow and permafrost hydrology; ecohydrology of cold regions; hydrological processes in cold regions; river biogeochemistry in cold regions; Arctic water cycle; hydroclimatology of cold regions; hydrological modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Advances in Plateau Lake Water Quality and Eutrophication

edited by Zhenghui Fu and

Zheng Li

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation of watershed water environmental processes; environmental planning and management; eutrophication risk assessment and management; algal bloom warning and emergency response; multi-scale environmental risk zoning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Quality and Contamination)

The Soil–Water–Microbiome Nexus: Integrating Microbial Functions for Agricultural Sustainability

edited by Arnab Majumdar,

Debojyoti Moulick

and Tarit Roychowdhury

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome; water management; agroecosystem sustainability; microbial inoculants; nutrient cycling; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Governance of the Marine Ecological Environment and High-Quality Blue Development

edited by

Shuhong Wang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecological governance; high-quality blue development; sustainable blue economy; marine ecosystem restoration; marine pollution control; blue carbon; marine policy and management; climate change and oceans; integrated coastal zone management; green maritime industries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Oceans and Coastal Zones)

Pathways to Carbon Neutrality in Water Systems: The Role of LCA, Ecological Engineering, and Pollution Control

edited by

Shoubing Wang

and

Yonghong Bi

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint; ecological engineering; carbon neutrality; low-carbon fishery; photovoltaic fishery; water pollution control; life cycle assessment; low-carbon wastewater treatment facility; wetland ecosystem service; water– energy– carbon nexus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)

Advances of Multiphase Flow in Hydraulic and Marine Engineering

edited by Wei Liu,

Ling Zhou

and

Yuquan Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; CFD modeling; air– water flow; cavitation; sediment transport; wave– structure interaction; subsea oil– gas– water flow; hydraulic structures; marine engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

Rainfall Variability, Drought, and Land Degradation

edited by

Moncef Bouaziz

and

Harris Vangelis

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1916 | Submission Open

Keywords: rainfall; soil; land degradation; variabiltity; drought; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Water)

Optimisation of Water Distribution System Design and Operation Under Uncertainty

edited by

Avi Ostfeld

and

Sriman Pankaj Boindala

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: water distribution systems; uncertainty analysis; hydraulic and water quality modeling under uncertainty; optimization under uncertainty; stochastic and robust optimization; adaptive operational control; decision support systems under uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics)

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