Reconsidering the impact of climate change on global water supply, use, and management / Prakash Rao, Symbiosis International University, India, Yogesh Patil, Symbiosis International University, India.

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chapter 1. Recent trends, issues, and challenges in water resource development and global climate change / Prakash Rao, Yogesh Patil -- chapter 2. Traditional water management system for climate change adaptation in mountain ecosystems / Bhaskar Shrinivasulu Padigala -- chapter 3. Understanding glacial retreat in the Indian Himalaya : historical trends and field studies from a large glacier / Rajesh Kumar, Prakash Rao, G. Areendran -- chapter 4. Issues, concerns, and local stakes : future of water resources in coastal villages of Devbag and Tarkarli, coastal Maharashtra, India / Navendu Chaudhary, Yogesh Pisolkar -- chapter 5. Impact of climate change on the retreat of Himalayan glaciers and its impact on major river hydrology : Himalayan glacier hydrology / Ram Karan Singh -- chapter 6. Mitigation of climate change impacts through treatment and management of low quality water for irrigation in Pakistan / Ghulam Murtaza [and five others] -- chapter 7. Characterization and management concerns of water resources around Pallikaranai Marsh, South Chennai / Avantika Bhaskar, G. Babu Rao, Jayshree Vencatesan -- chapter 8. Achieving climate smart agriculture with a sustainable use of water : a conceptual framework for sustaining the use of water for agriculture in the era of climate change / Sneha Kumari, Yogesh Patil -- chapter 9. Entangled systems at the energy-water-food nexus : challenges and opportunities / Joseph Nyangon, Nabeel Alabbas, Lawrence Agbemabiese -- chapter 10. Inter linkages of water, climate, and agriculture / Sunil Londhe -- chapter 11. Role of water-energy-waste inter-relatedness to drive sustainability amid climate concerns / Salil K. Sen, Junya Pookayaporn -- chapter 12. Congo Basin's shrinking watersheds : potential consequences on local communities / Bila-Isia Inogwabini -- chapter 13. Tipaimukh multipurpose hydroelectric project : a policy perspective - Indo-Bangla priorities, indigenous peoples' rights, and environmental concerns / Ali Reja Osmani -- chapter 14. An approach to sustainable watershed management : case studies on enhancing sustainability with challenges of water in Western Maharashtra / Sneha Kumari, Yogesh Patil, Prakash Rao -- chapter 15. Participation framework to sustainability : the undercurrents in bottled-water production and consumption / Taksina Chai-Ittipornwong -- chapter 16. Industrial wastewater management in the context of climate change adaptation in selected cities of India : a business approach / Rahul Hiremath [and five others] -- chapter 17. Adaptive coevolution : realigning the water governance regime to the changing climate / Dauglas Wafula Juma [and three others] -- chapter 18. Climate change and agriculture : time for a responsive and responsible system of water management / Eshwar Anand Ventrapragada, Neela Rayavarapu -- chapter 19. Common duckweeds as a model system for climate change impact assessment / Vinay Rale, Pooja Tendulkar.

This book provides a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the relationship between global climate changes and the planet's water ecosystems, highlighting relevant environmental, social, and economic issues.