The Impact of Climate Change and Land Use on Water Resources—an Issue of Environmental Global Safety

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce a new Special Issue entitled “The Impact of Climate Change and Land Use on Water Resources—an Issue of Environmental Global Safety”.

Water is a basic element for the optimal functioning of the environment at local, regional, and global levels. The impact of climate change, anthropogenic activities, rapid urbanization, desertification, and deforestation has led to imbalances and combined effects on the environment: a greater pressure on water resources in arid areas or fully affected by the increase in global temperature and the number of inhabitants.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 stated that good quality water is so important in urban and peri-urban areas because almost 2.5 billion people consume street foods. Additionally, the policies and solutions for healthy diets in rural and urban areas are a significant issue. The damage to human health implies the instability in social and economic systems and the need for more financial resources.

Water scarcity and chemical pollution are key global food and environmental safety elements. Water availability is important in agriculture to maintain water resources and mitigate climate change impacts on land use and land cover. Good water resource management helps areas affected by desertification, dry landscapes, and droughts. Water resources are the base for regulating and supporting services and cultural services.

This Special Issue aims to publish original research and review papers about climate change, land use, and land cover changes. Thus, papers with a theoretical background are welcomed, especially the applicated papers.

Dr. Ana-Maria Ciobotaru
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Water is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• water resources
• environmental safety
• impact of climate change
• management of water resources