Building Resilient Water and Food Systems under Climate Change
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Thendiyath Roshni, Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh, David A. Pietz, Raji Pushpalatha
- Language: English
With rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns, climate change is significantly affecting water resources and agricultural productivity. As a result, food and water… Read more
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With rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns, climate change is significantly affecting water resources and agricultural productivity. As a result, food and water security are threatened. This new book, Building Resilient Water and Food Systems Under Climate Change, aims to help readers understand this threat and implement strategies to build resilient communities that can ensure sustainable access to both food systems and water resources. This book examines the impact of climate change on food and water security and explores how communities can adapt to these challenges. It provides an in-depth analysis of climate change science, focusing on its effects on agriculture, water resources, and ecosystems. Additionally, the book showcases case studies of communities that have successfully employed resilience strategies by integrating traditional and local knowledge systems with modern techniques. Building Resilient Water and Food Systems Under Climate Change offers practical solutions for managing risks and building sustainable, climate-resilient systems. By combining theoretical insights with real-world examples, this comprehensive guide is designed for policymakers, researchers, and community leaders to effectively safeguard essential resources at both macro and micro levels in the face of climate change.
- Covers the interconnected relationship between food and water in creating secure, resilient communities
- Covers the challenges that climate change creates for food and water security, as well as possible solutions and adaptations
- Combines conceptual insights with practical information that can be applied to communities around the globe
Industry and academic researchers in the fields of climate science, water management, food security, and sustainable agriculture; Stakeholders at governmental organizations responsible for food and water protection
Section I. Understanding the Nexus Approach
1. Overview of water-food security nexus in the context of climate change
2. Interdependence of food and water systems
3. Quantifying trade-offs and synergies
4. Climate change on global food systems
Section II. Climate Change and Food Security
5. The impact of climate change on global food systems
6. Vulnerable populations and geographic hotspots
7. Adaptation strategies for climate-resilient food systems
8. Integrating disaster risk reduction and early warning systems into agricultural systems and role of crop model predictions
Section III. Climate Change and Water Resources
9. Altered hydrological cycles
10. Water availability, quality and distribution challenges and groundwater depletion
11. Innovations in integrated water resources management and role of hydrological model predictions
Section IV. Building Community Resilience for the Good-water Nexus
12. Traditional and local knowledge system & building resilience
13. Case studies and local to global level strategies for building resilience
14. Technological innovations to improve the micro and macro levels knowledge system and building resilience
15. Stakeholder engagements; Role of young and women stakeholders in building community resilience
Section V. Policy Frameworks for Integrated Management
16. Need for integrated management of food, water, and climate; policy gaps and current management practices
17. National and global policy frameworks and recommendations
18. Integrating climate risks into policy and decision-making
1. Overview of water-food security nexus in the context of climate change
2. Interdependence of food and water systems
3. Quantifying trade-offs and synergies
4. Climate change on global food systems
Section II. Climate Change and Food Security
5. The impact of climate change on global food systems
6. Vulnerable populations and geographic hotspots
7. Adaptation strategies for climate-resilient food systems
8. Integrating disaster risk reduction and early warning systems into agricultural systems and role of crop model predictions
Section III. Climate Change and Water Resources
9. Altered hydrological cycles
10. Water availability, quality and distribution challenges and groundwater depletion
11. Innovations in integrated water resources management and role of hydrological model predictions
Section IV. Building Community Resilience for the Good-water Nexus
12. Traditional and local knowledge system & building resilience
13. Case studies and local to global level strategies for building resilience
14. Technological innovations to improve the micro and macro levels knowledge system and building resilience
15. Stakeholder engagements; Role of young and women stakeholders in building community resilience
Section V. Policy Frameworks for Integrated Management
16. Need for integrated management of food, water, and climate; policy gaps and current management practices
17. National and global policy frameworks and recommendations
18. Integrating climate risks into policy and decision-making
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Thendiyath Roshni
Dr. Roshni Thendiyath is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna with nearly 13 years of successful track record in research areas related to climate change, water security, soft computing applications, hydrological modeling, and river hydraulics. She is a recipient of an Italian Ministry Scholarship for completing Doctoral studies. Dr. Roshni worked as an editor of six edited books, of which one edited book is by Elsevier Publishers and the other 5 edited books are by Springer Publishers. She has published more than 70 research papers in International Journals. Also, she is the reviewer of several International journal papers. She has collaborations with National and International researchers working in related fields. Dr. Roshni is a member of several national and international professional societies.
Affiliations and expertise
National Institute of Technology Patna, IndiaMV
Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh
Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh, Provost of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, holds key roles in Strategic Initiatives, Research & Innovation, AI+X, and leads the School for Sustainable Futures and Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AWNA). She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, pioneering the world’s first AI-integrated IoT-based landslide early warning system, which secured a U.S. patent and placed her among the top 2% of scientists globally, as recognized by Stanford University. Dr. Ramesh has secured substantial research grants in areas like landslide detection, water sustainability, and heritage preservation. As Dean of International Programs, she has facilitated over 150 international collaborations. Her commitment to societal development is evident in her leadership of Live-in-Labs®, providing sustainable solutions to over 108 communities, and the Jivamritam project, which delivers clean drinking water to millions across India.
Affiliations and expertise
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, IndiaDP
David A. Pietz
Dr. Pietz David is Regents Professor of Modern Chinese History and the UNESCO Chair in Environmental History at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on the environmental history of modern China with a particular focus on water management. Publications include The Yellow River: The Problem of Water in Modern China (Harvard), Engineering the State: The Huai River and Reconstruction in Nationalist China (Routledge), Water and Human Societies (co-editor, Palgrave), and State and Economy in Republican China (co-editor, Harvard). His current project, “Death and Life on the Yangzi: Extinction, Conservation, and Environmental China in Modern China,” is an exploration of continuity and change in notions of extinction, conservation, and biodiversity in China since 1949. His research has been supported by the Guggenheim Foundation, the Carnegie Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, the American Philosophical Society, and the Institute for Advanced Studies (Princeton).
Affiliations and expertise
University of Arizona, USARP
Raji Pushpalatha
Dr. Raji Pushpalatha is a faculty member at the Amrita School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. She holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering and a Doctorate in Hydrology, with a specialization in streamflow
hydrology. Her current research is centered on evaluating the impact of climate change on agriculture and water resources, while also exploring mitigation and adaptation strategies. A significant aspect of her work involves
implementing community-level interventions to promote sustainable food and water security in rural India. One of her notable contributions to sustainable food security has been the introduction of family farming models in rural communities across the adopted villages in India. Recently, she secured funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a project aimed at improving nutritional security in rural communities in northeastern India.
Affiliations and expertise
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India