INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON

 SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

THEMES

REGISTRATION

CALL FOR PAPERS

NIT D

Sustainable water resources management and climate change adaptation are increasingly becoming highly recognized global issues. As water is a basic necessity for life, it is of utmost importance to understand impact of climate change on water resources. This holds particularly true for a country like India, where water is a scarce resource and adverse impacts on water resources has recently been observed as a consequence of climate change. Since water is the most widely used resource for sustaining life on earth and achieving development in various spheres of life, engineering of water resources system is now being linked to the climate of the region. Water resources have wide spatial and temporal distribution due to which hydraulics and hydrology of water resources becomes intricately dependent on each other. Due to its multiple benefits and the problems created by its excesses, deficit, and quality deterioration, the conservation and management of water resources requires special attention on the management of environment of the water resources system. During the last couple of decades, fast industrial growth has led to rapid urbanization resulting in multifold increase for demand of water, whereas remarkable change in climate has occurred. The rising pressure on water resources has resulted in altered watersheds and changes in the course of river systems. These alterations have greatly affected the flow in system of water resources which have contributed to heavy loss of lives and properties during flooding. Rapid urbanization, change in climate, changes in watershed condition and course of rivers demand better strategies for management of this precious resource for sustained industrial growth so that water necessary for industrial as well as agricultural use can be made available for a secured future.