This book discusses various issues relating to water resources, climate change and sustainable development. Water is the main driving force behind three major pillars of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic. As stated in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, development of these pillars rests on the availability and management of resources to fulfill the demand for water. By identifying the various challenges in the context of water resources and climate change, the book offers insights into achieving a better and more sustainable future. It provides a unique forum for practitioners and academics to exchange ideas on emerging issues, approaches, and practices in the area of water resources, climate change, and sustainability, while also presenting valuable information for policymakers on the changing contours of water management and climate change mitigation. As such it is a useful resource for decision-makers at the local as well as the global level.

Discusses various issues and approaches relating to water resources, climate change and sustainability Includes innovative methodologies that enhance academics', research scholars' and specialists' understanding Provides a unique forum for the exchange of ideas on emerging issues, approaches and practices

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R. K. Mishra is a Senior Professor, Director of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) , and Subir Raha Chair Professor at the Institute of Public Enterprise in India. He is a graduate of the International Management Programme, SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy, and a Fellow of the British Council and Commonwealth Secretariat. He has completed research at the London Business School and the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris, and has taught at the University of Bradford, UK. He was a Visiting Professor at the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris; the University of Technology Mara, Malaysia; and the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has handled assignments for various ministries of the Government of India. He is on the board of several public companies and on the expert panel of the Performance Management Division to evaluate the performance of various ministries of the Government of India.  R. B. Singh is a Professor and Head of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He is the first Indian and second Asian to be elected Secretary-General and Treasurer of the International Geographical Union. He is currently Chair of the Research Council, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Government of India. He is also a member of the International Science Council (ISC) Scientific Committee and elected President of the Earth System Science Section of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA). He has published 15 books, 35 edited volumes, and more than 235 research papers in journals. UNESCO/ISSC (Paris) awarded him the Research and Study Grants Award in Social and Human Sciences. He was also awarded a prestigious Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship at Hiroshima in 2013 and several travel fellowships, and he has received other forms of support from the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), among others.  Anupama Dubey is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Enterprise. She is a postgraduate of Allahabad University and holds M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in the area of water conservation and management from the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University. She has more than ten years of teaching, research, and training experience. She has been a member of the Faculty of Geography at Delhi University and also has worked at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT, Delhi) as a Senior Research Analyst on Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (a Ministry of Human Resource Development project). She has headed and contributed to various research and consultancy projects funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR, India); Union Grant Commission (UGC);Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB); National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD, India); International Developmental Research Centre (IDRC, Canada); World Health Organization; and University of North Carolina (USA). Her papers have been published and presented in national and international journals and conferences. She has chaired national and international conferences and organized national conferences and training workshops. She has published two authored books and an edited book with the Academic Foundation, New Delhi, in 2019.

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• Role of Watershed Management in Inclusive Development of a region: A Case Study of Velchal Watershed, Telangana.- Rainwater Harvesting Systems as Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Tool for Drought and Flood Prone Areas of Sri Lanka.- Empowering poor farmers for climate smart water management and agriculture production: Lessons from Andhra Pradesh.- Watershed Prioritisation in GIS : a comparison of multiple approaches.- Efficiency Assessment of Sewage Treatment Plants For Treating Waste Water: Case Study of Narela Sewage Treatment Plantsin Delhi, India.- The Hierarchical Segregation of Groundwater Potential Zones Using Weighted Index Overlay Method for the Discernment of Site Suitable Artificial Recharge Structures in the Development of Avunoor Watershed.- Delineation of Ground Water Potential Zones on Lower and Middle Beas Basin Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System.- Spatial distribution of reactive nitrogen in Najafgarh Lake and adjoining Canal, Delhi.- Effect of pollution on the sediment bacterial diversity and composition in Najafgarh lake, Delhi.- Spatial distribution of uranium and its associated water quality parameters (drinking / ground water) in Raigad district of Maharashtra.- Water Stress and Water Crisis in Large Cities of India.- Status of River Water Quality in Goa: A Geographical Review.- Association and Effects of ISMR and El Niño Southern Oscillation on Dengue outbreaks in India.- Assessment of Carbon Sequestration and Tree Diversity in Gokarna Forest, Kathmandu, Nepal.- Geospatial Analysis to understand the linkage between Urban Sprawl and Temperature of a Region Micro and Meso Scale Study of Mumbai City.- Climate change Mitigation measures in Telangana state, India.- Examining Land Surface Temperature From Agglomerative Spectra Using Hyperspectral Dataset.- Assessment Of Agricultural Drought Vulnerability In Tamil Nadu.- Impact of Climate Change on Oil and Gas Sector.- Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Climate Change in Belgaum District, Karnataka.- Status of drinking water sustainability using GIS in Rangareddy- A case study.- Cultural landscapes of Kakatiyas and Mission Kakatiya scheme under Government of Telangana.- Collection and Quantification of Leaf Litter from Urban Street Plantation: A Case Study on South-West Delhi, India.- Enablers of Sustainable Development Of Randullabad Watershed In Satara District Of Maharashtra State, India.- Futuristic Urbanism of Eco-Sensitive Zone of India: A Case study of Kolkata Region.- Water Governance for Sustainable Development Role of Community Participation, Opportunities and Challenges.- Settlement Development Of Indigenous People in The Context Of Coastal Area Development In Kozhikode.- Rural Governance in Water and Sanitation Management: Empirical Observations and Policy Approach.