Water Resources Management for Rural Development

Dr. Sughosh Madhav works as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He has obtained his master’s degree from the Department of Environmental Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He earned his doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. The area of his doctoral research is the environmental impact of textile effluents on groundwater and soil quality. He has published various research papers and book chapters in environmental geochemistry, water pollution, and wastewater remediation. He also edited 4 books related to water resource management in Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley publications. Dr. Izah possesses a Ph.D. in Applied Microbiology and Environmental Health, M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology, and B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Niger Delta University, Nigeria. Dr. Izah worked in an Environmental Consultancy firm for over six years focusing on soil, water, and atmospheric assessment. He has carried out studies on vegetation cover and biodiversity concerning species diversity and composition in the course of his early career. Dr. Sylvester Izah is presently a Lecturer at the Bayelsa Medical University, Yenagoa, Nigeria. Dr. Sylvester Izah has an impressive research and publication record in the field of Applied Biological Research including Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology, Public and Environmental Health, Risk Assessment, Bioenergy, Toxicology, and Biodiversity studies. Dr. Izah has over 220 peer-reviewed publications including edited books. Presently his research is focusing on Applied Microbiology, Environmental Health, Food Science and Hygiene. Prof. Eric D. van Hullebusch is currently working as a full professor in biogeochemistry of engineered ecosystems at the Université Paris Cité and Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (Paris, France). He has published more than 280 papers in scientific journals with peer review, has coedited 10 books, and is coauthor of more than 25 book chapters. His research activities are mainly focused on the three following topics: study of metals and metalloids biogeochemistry in engineered ecosystems (e.g. bioreactors) mainly dedicated to wastewater treatment for pollution control and resource recovery; investigation of the role of living organisms on the weathering of materials and minerals (concrete materials, natural and industrial glasses, metal sulfides, end of life products, WEEE and wastes such as metallurgical wastes for resource recovery, and so on); and remediation of soils contaminated by organic contaminants (bioremediation, enhanced soil physicochemical treatments, and so on). Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav is working as an Associate Professor at Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh in India. He is currently involved in the teaching of environmental science, environmental engineering, and disaster management to the undergraduate engineering students. His research interests include water treatment, river ecosystem, climate change, soil health maintenance, phytoremediation, and waste management. He has published around 91 research publication (as per SCOPUS) in various peer-reviewed, national and international journals, conferences, and books. He has also filed 25 patents on multidisciplinary topics. He is also working on four government-sponsored projects (worth ~16 million INR) on phytoremediation, adsorption, capacity building, organic farming, leachate treatment, agro-waste management, and so on.

Section I: Challenges in rural water management 1. Water resources in rural areas: Challenges and management strategies for sustainable development 2. Alternative water resources in rural areas 3. Water scarcity in rural areas: A case of developing nations and the global scenario 4. Water pollution in rural areas: Primary sources and associated health issues 5. Transformation in agricultural practices amid the prevalence of water-related issues in rural areas 6. Challenges and management strategies of rural water supply

Section II: Technical aspects of rural water management 7. Traditional methods of water conservation in rural areas 8. Traditional techniques of water purification in rural areas 9. Advance technologies for water management in rural areas 10. Integrated water resources management in rural areas 11. Water efficiency in agriculture as a vital approach towards water management in rural areas 12. Water resources management in drought and flood-prone rural areas

Section III : Role of society, NGOs and Government in rural water management 13. Socioeconomic issues of water resources in rural areas 14. Community-based water resource management in the rural areas 15. National and international organizations for water resources management in rural areas 16. NGOs participation in water conservation/management in rural areas 17. Environmental law for the use of groundwater and surface water resources in the rural area

Section IV: Future scenario and case studies related to rural water management 18. Future scenario of rural water resources: Its challenges and implementation strategies. 19. Challenges in rural water resources and management strategies in changing climatic conditions 20. Case studies of the restoration of the post-degraded rural water system 21. Case studies of success stories of water management in rural areas 22. Comparative study and developed and developing nation for rural water management