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Sustainable Hydrological Management under Climate Change

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2022) | Viewed by 2952

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Department of Civil Engineering, Catholic University of San Antonio, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Interests: water management; climate change; hydrological modeling; wildfire

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Department of Civil Engineering, Catholic University of San Antonio, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Interests: water management; climate change; hydrological modelling; machine learning
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Department of Civil Engineering, Catholic University of San Antonio, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Interests: water management; climate change; hydrological modelling; artificial intelligence

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is increasingly obvious that water security must be at the core of our efforts concerning the growing water scarcity in relation to demand in various regions of the world. Climate change is a key influencing factor in water management that enhances other pressures on this resource, such as fast population growth and its concentration in large cities, agricultural development, and changing consumption patterns.

A significant improvement in water resource management is absolutely necessary to the struggle against climate change and the pursuit of sustainable development. Quantity and quality of water must be ensured to meet human and environmental needs and to keep water-related risks for societies, economies, and ecosystems within reasonable bounds.

This Special Issue invites original research papers and reviews focused on the latest knowledge and the proposal and applications of mitigating and adaptive policies from a holistic point of view to promote sustainable water management measures to face climate change.

Prof. Dr. Julio Pérez-Sánchez
Dr. Javier Senent Aparicio
Dr. Patricia Jimeno-Sáez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation
  • Water governance
  • Integrated water resource management
  • Water management sustainability
  • Scenario analysis
  • Water footprint
  • Resilience

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Modeling the Impact of Deficit Irrigation on Corn Production
by Marilyn S. Painagan and Victor B. Ella
Sustainability 2022, 14(16), 10401; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610401 - 21 Aug 2022
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Abstract
Deficit irrigation or intentional under-irrigation offers the potential for sustainable water resources management. The DSSAT CERES-Maize and AquaCrop models were coupled to simulate the effects of deficit irrigation on corn yield and water productivity. The models were calibrated and validated using observed values [...] Read more.
Deficit irrigation or intentional under-irrigation offers the potential for sustainable water resources management. The DSSAT CERES-Maize and AquaCrop models were coupled to simulate the effects of deficit irrigation on corn yield and water productivity. The models were calibrated and validated using observed values of crop and biomass yield under 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, and 80% depletion of the available soil water. Model simulation results showed that a 15% level of deficit irrigation results in maximum yield while a 60% level of deficit irrigation leads to maximum water productivity. Results suggest that it is not necessary to use large amounts of water in order to obtain high crop yield. The net irrigation application depths ranged from 60 mm to 134 mm, with a depth of 77 mm as optimum under 60% deficit irrigation when applied at the start of tasseling to grain filling. This study demonstrated the applicability of deficit irrigation as a water-saving management strategy for corn production systems. Crop models such as DSSAT CERES-Maize and AquaCrop proved to be viable tools to support decision making in corn production systems in the Philippines, especially when employing deficit irrigation. Full article
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