This book examines decision support systems for water resources planning, management, and water rights assessments and control. Moreover, the book discusses rational decision making, challenges, the use of information technology, integrated management, modeling for groundwater resources management. Section I deals with hydrological topics, problems, and principles including rainfall and floods, flood mitigation, and risk assessment and their related attributes in the arid regions. Section II addresses the droughts and their analysis, assessment, and impacts. In Section III, groundwater as a significant constituent of the water budget in arid regions is introduced. Threats, recharges, quality, and management options of this resource are also discussed. Section IV deals with water quality. The articles in this section explore contemporary methods for evaluating water quality and implementing treatment protocols. Section V covers the subjects pertaining to the management of water resources. This book garners considerable interest in several arid regions worldwide, particularly in the Gulf area. The articles under this area address laws pertaining to the preservation, recycling, and protection of water resources.

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Prof. Ahmed Sefelnasr

In addition to a Ph.D. in hydrogeology, Professor Sefelnasr also possesses a BSc and MSc in geology and hydrogeology, respectively. He holds a degree in water resources management and groundwater modeling as his expertise in this field is acknowledged internationally. He is equipped with over 25 years of experience in research pertaining to groundwater systems. Prof. Sefelnasr authored numerous notable publications in the field of water resources. At Assiut University in Egypt, Prof. Sefelnasr holds the position of full professor of hydrogeology and water resources management. Presently employed as a senior researcher and expert on projects pertaining to water resources policies and management, transboundary aquifers, protection and development of groundwater resources, water cooperation and governance, artificial storage and recovery, numerical simulations, coastal aquifer, saltwater intrusion, water security, hydrology, and climate change, he is appointed in the National Water and Energy Center, United Arab Emirates University, UAE. Regarding groundwater research, consulting, and advisory work, Professor Sefelnasr possesses vast international experience encompassing a vast array of academic interests and practical applications. He was engaged in professional work, research, and instruction in numerous countries and regions, primarily in Egypt, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. Prof. Sefelnasr, who previously focused on coupled flow and solute transport processes, groundwater exploration, and water resources management, has developed a strong interest in groundwater resources at present. This includes groundwater governance, advocacy strategies, and sustainable management, with a particular emphasis on arid and semiarid regions.

Prof. Mohsen Sherif

Fulbrighter and Ph.D., C.Eng., D.WRE, M. ASCE, Prof. Mohsen Sherif is presently the Director of Research and Sponsored Projects at UAE University in the United Arab Emirates, where he also serves as a Professor of Water Resources. In the areas of hydrology, hydraulics, fluid mechanics, numerical simulation, climate change, water resources management, artificial recharge and management of groundwater systems, and groundwater flow and contamination, he has accumulated over thirty-five years of teaching and research experience. His work has been featured in over 150 journals, conferences, and book chapters, and he has successfully concluded several extensive initiatives. Professor Sherif was honored with several national and international distinctions, including the Sheikh Khalifa Award for Education, Higher Education/Research, First Round, in March 2008, and two Fulbright Scholarships in 1993 and 1997, respectively. Additionally, the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers bestowed upon him the Designation of Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer. Associate Editor of both the Journal of Hydrology and the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering at present.

Prof. Vijay P. Singh

Professor Vijay P. Singh, Ph.D., D.Sc., D. Eng. (Hon.), Ph.D. (Hon.), D.Sc. (Hon.), P.E., P.H., Honor. D. WRE, Dist. M. ASCE, Dist. Hon. M. IWRA, Dist. F. AGGS, Honor. Member AWRA, holds the inaugural Caroline and William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering at Texas A&M University's Department of Agricultural Biological Engineering and Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Professor Singh has received acclaim for his forty years of distinguished service, teaching, and research in the field of hydrologic and water resources engineering. In addition to hydrologic science and engineering, hydraulic engineering, water resources engineering, environmental engineering, irrigation science, soil and water conservation engineering, entropy-based modeling, copula-based modeling, and mathematical modeling, Singh has made substantial contributions to the state of the art in numerous other specialized fields. In addition to editing 85 books, he has authored 37 books, 1475 refereed journal articles, 122 book chapters, and 330 conference proceedings and papers. One hundred and ten national and international honors have been bestowed upon him by professional organizations. He has been honored with several prestigious awards from ASCE, including the Arid Land Hydraulic Engineering Award (2002), the Ven Te Chow Award (2005), the Torrens Award (2009), the Norma Medal (2010), the Royce Tipton Award (2019), the OPAL Award (2021), and the EWRI Lifetime Achievement Award (2015); the Ray K. Linsley Award, Wetzen Award, and the Founders Award, all bestowed by AIH; the Merriam Improved Irrigation Award, presented by USCID; the Chow Memorial Award, and the Crystal Drop Award Three honorary doctorates have been bestowed upon him: one each from the University of Waterloo, Canada; the University of Basilicata, Italy; and the University of Guelph, Canada. He is a member of AGU, IAHR, WASER, and AWRA, as well as fellows of ASCE, EWRI, AWRA, IE, ISAE, IWRS, IASWC, and IAH. In addition to the National Academy of Engineering, he holds fellowship status at twelve additional engineering and scientific academies.