Handbook of Nature-Based Drought Solutions

Saeid Eslamian received his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from University of New South Wales, Australia in 1998. Saeid was Visiting Professor in Princeton University and ETH Zurich in 2005 and 2008 respectively. He has contributed to more than 1K publications in journals, conferences, books. Eslamian has been appointed as 2-Percent Top Researcher by Stanford University for several years. Currently, he is full professor of Hydrology and Water Resources and Director of Excellence Center in Risk Management and Natural Hazards. Isfahan University of Technology, His scientific interests are Floods, Droughts, Water Reuse, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainability and ResilienceFaezeh Eslamian is a PhD holder of bioresource engineering from McGill University. Her research focuses on the development of a novel lime-based product to mitigate phosphorus loss from agricultural fields. Faezeh completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, where she evaluated natural and low-cost absorb bents for the removal of pollutants such as textile dyes and heavy metals. Furthermore, she has conducted research on the worldwide water quality standards and wastewater reuse guidelines. Faezeh is an experienced multidisciplinary researcher with research interests in soil and water quality, environmental remediation, water reuse, and drought management.

• Part 1-Introduction 1. An Introduction to Drought Nature-Based Solutions2. Reimagining the Indoor Water FootprintPart 2-Building Social Capacity3. Building Social Capital and Community Resilience4. Water Governance Reform and Social Marketing Campaigns5. Developing Social Capital and Enhancing Community ResiliencePart 3-Climate-Smart and Dry Farming Techniques6. Climate[1]Smart and Dry Farming Techniques7. Climate-Smart and Dry Farming Techniques8. Climate[1]Smart and Dry Farming TechniquesPart 4- Agricultural Water Efficiency Improvement9. Developing Floating Gardens to Improve Water Efficiency I10. Developing Floating Gardens to Improve Water Efficiency II11. Deciduous Trees to Reduce Energy Needs and Evapotranspiration12. Genetically Modified Crops with Enhanced Drought Tolerance13. Micro-irrigation and Sensor-based Irrigation Controls14. Treating and Reusing Agricultural Drainage WaterPart 5-Drought Early Action Plan15. Drought Images in the Social Sciences School Textbooks (Primary Education, Spain)16. Drought Early Action Plans[1]Part 6-Drought Resilient Urban and Regional Planning17. Drought Resilient Urban and Regional Planning I18. Drought Resilient Urban and Regional Planning II19. Drought Resilient Urban and Regional Planning III20. Drought Resilient Urban and Regional Planning IV21. Drought Resilient Urban and Regional Planning,V22. Drought Risk Management and Contingency PlanningPart 7-Ecological Restoration of Degraded Lands After Drought23. Ecological Restoration of Degraded Lands After Drought I24. Ecological Restoration of Degraded Lands After Drought II25. Ecological Restoration of Degraded Lands After Drought IIIPart 8-Green Infrastructure Planning26. Green Infrastructure Planning I27. Green Infrastructure Planning II28. Green Infrastructure Planning IIIPart 9-Integrated Urban Water Management29. Integrated Urban Water Management I30. Integrated Urban Water Management II31. Integrated Urban Water Management III32. Integrated Flood and Drought Management PlanningPart 10- River Basin Management and Conservation33. Permeable Pavements and Gabion Baskets for Rainwater Infiltration34. Prescribed Burning to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Severity35. Rainwater Harvesting by Ridge and Furrow Techniques36. Case Studies of Grassland/Savanna/Veldt Ecosystems in Africa37. Community Based Watershed Management in India38. Community-based Watershed Management in AfricaPart 11-Soft-Computing Technique Application39. Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture Monitoring40. Temperature Increase Prediction using Soft Computing Techniques for a Drought-Effected Region41. Hydrological and Agricultural Drought Forecasting Based on ANFIS Hybridized with Various Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithms42. Climate Change Impact on drought Intensity and PeriodPart 12- Weather-based Modification Examples43. The Social Impacts of Fog Catchers in Chile44. Fog Harvesting and Dew Collection45. Indigenous Weather Forecasting and Risk Communication[1]Part 13-Transboundary Mega-basin Management46. Transboundary Mega-basin Management I47. Transboundary Mega-basin Management II