**Meet the editor**

With a PhD in Nanotechnology, Prathna Thanjavur Chandrasekaran has been working in the field of drinking water treatment for the past 5+ years and has more than 28 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 1300+ citations to her credit. She has worked with academic institutions of repute such as the Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore) and IHE Delft Institute

for Water Education, the Netherlands (formerly UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education). Her research at these institutions primarily focused on optimizing adsorbent nanomaterials for the development of decentralized drinking water filters. She recently joined the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control as a Chief Minister's Fellow with the Delhi Government (India) and works on projects related to the revival of water bodies, water management, and reuse.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 1 Water Dynamics and its Impact 1**

**Dynamic World 3**

**Abundance? 25**

**Use? A Review 41**

**Women Farmers 65**

Elena Kim

Chapter 1 **Introductory Chapter: Water Sustainability in a**

Prathna Thanjavur Chandrasekaran

Josh Sperling and Will Sarni

Will Sarni and Josh Sperling

Chapter 2 **Sustainable and Resilient Water and Energy Futures: From New Ethics and Choices to Urban Nexus Strategies 7**

Chapter 3 **A Call to Cities: Run Out of Water or Create Resilience and**

Chapter 4 **Water, Ecosystem Dynamics and Human Livelihoods in the**

Dhliwayo, Anastacia Makati and Bernice Setomba

Chapter 5 **Sustainability of Irrigation in Uzbekistan: Implications for**

**Mode between China and Tanzania 79**

Dan Li and Mngereza Mzee Miraj

Chapter 6 **Comparison of Water Resources Community Self-Management**

**Okavango River Basin (ORB): Competing Needs or Balanced**

Ketlhatlogile Mosepele, Wame L. Hambira, Goemeone E.J. Mogomotsi, Patricia K. Mogomotsi, Oliver Moses, Masego
