Springer Sustainable Climate Action and Water Management (Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences)

From the Back Cover 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. Product Description 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. About the Author 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