Hydrology Newsletter

Dear reader, I hope you are doing well and finding time to stay curious about water, climate, and our changing environment. As June 2026 draws to a close, I wanted to briefly share what policymakers, researchers, and practitioners across the world are talking about in the water resources domain, and how these conversations connect to our ongoing discussions in HydroGeek. This month, there has been renewed attention on climate-linked extremes and the need for more adaptive and holistic water management, especially in vulnerable regions facing floods, droughts, and water quality degradation. Editorials and policy notes emphasize integrated approaches that combine hydrological modelling, nature-based solutions, and better governance to deal with compound risks rather than treating floods, scarcity, and pollution as separate problems. These themes resonate strongly with our regular focus on watershed-scale planning, GIS-supported assessment, and multi-criteria decision making for priorit...

First Edition of HydroGeek Launched You will be happy to know that the first edition of the HydroGeek Newsletter of the year 2023 is launched The content of the first edition is as given below : Cover Feature: The Free Software for Water Resource Management Feature 1: A case study of the ELECTRE Decision-Making Method in Water Resource: How to use the technique in the selection of the best solution among the available many. Feature 2: Project Idea on Climate Change Impact Studies Feature 3: Instrument Recommendation: An instrument that can monitor more than seven water quality parameters in real-time Regular Features: News and Views, Recommended New and Old Books, More Project Ideas, etc. Click here to access it. #hydrology #hydroinformatics #newsletter @data_hydrology , @Merchandise or @ @products_sustainability Add to Listy /

Humans have exploited water resources just like other natural resources. Day by day, due to the scarcity and uneven distribution of water all over the World, "many fear that future wars could be fought over water".  Natural water bodies such as rivers, lakes, and ponds are sources of drinking water that also help to control floods, support biodiversity and regenerate groundwater.  The population of the World is already facing a severe water crunch. But this population is constantly growing and thus the situation will worsen by 2030. The government of many countries is trying its best but economic constraints, as well as various political conspiracies, prevent the overall development. That is why they create various funds and made them available to Non-Governmental and Non-Profit Organizations(NGOs). They have the capacity to directly channel the resources received from the government and utilize them for water conservation. This article identified seven NGOs for their exempla...

Students working in the field of climate change and water resource modeling often complain that they can’t see what they are predicting. They are confused about the reliability of their models and depend on some statistical indices to analyze the accuracy of their predictions. But if they want to have an idea about the reality of their predictions then they must watch the following five movies which simulate the future based on one or more climate change based impacts:..... Read the complete article . @Mrinmoy's Page @data_hydrology , @Merchandise or @ @products_sustainability Add to Listy /