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This book explores the intricate interactions between humans and the environment, with an overview of the diverse fields of study related to sustainability. The aim is to pave the way for new collaboration on climate change, among scientists and among nations.

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Southeast Asian Water Environment Scenario at Present and the Future Perspective -- Section 1: Environmental Ecological Management -- Biodiversity and Fisheries in the Mekong River Basin -- Interactions between Water and Economic Development: the Phong Watershed Case Study, Thailand -- Development on Expert-Database for Upper Part of the Citarum River Pollution Control -- Estimation of Downstream Environmental Control Discharges using Artificial Neural Networks -- Seasonal Relationship between Flow and Pollutant Concentration in Upper Part of Citarum River -- GIS Based Watershed Classification in Lao P.D.R -- Potential Contamination of Heavy Metals in Fish along Pong and Chi Rivers -- Environmental Issues and Constraints in Lake Management: a Case Study from India -- Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems of Nepal: Balancing Water Uses and Environment Conservation for Sustaining Livelihood -- Study on the Reasonable Utilization of Transboundary Water Resources and Environmental Protection in Southwest China -- Water Vapor Estimates from Forests and Croplands to Study the Hydrological Balance and Generation of Ecosystem Services: a Case Study of National Capital Region, India -- Impact of Pollution Sources on the Pong River Water Quality -- Section 2: Dialogue between environmental science and policy making -- Estimation of the Amount of Nitrate Originated from Nitrogenous Fertilizer in a Global River Model -- Measurement of N2O Emission from Tropical Paddy Fields -- A Scientific Approach for Allocating Water to Competing Sectors -- Pollution Inflows to Mahaweli River from Kandy City Suburbs: a Case Study from Sri Lanka.

The need to put into perspective the ever-mounting body of new information, beyond the frames of disciplines, on environmental security of food and water issues in Asia provided the impetus for the development of this book. It combines presentations from symposia on food and water sustainability held recently in Macau, China. This book represents the latest research findings in all the major aspects of food and water security issues in Asia. The first chapter portrays the strategies for water resources management in Asian countries. In this connection, the environmental challenges for sustainable development were discussed. Model application on spatial allocation of water resources viewed the tradeoff between economic goal and ecological goal. The hydrological changes related to the socio-economic development in china were also included in this chapter. The second chapter deals with sustainable water uses in domestic purposes for both urban and rural areas. The potential use of reclaimed wastewater was described in the context of different cities as reference for the urban water management in whole Asia. The traditional drinking water uses in rural communities and associated challenges towards sustainability were also discussed in this regard. The third chapter focuses on the security issues in aquatic products. The long-term strategy for the fisheries development in China was represented as lessons for other communities in Asia. The environmental impacts of aquaculture and the control measures were also included in this discussion. Chapter four of this book represents the sustainability aspect in food grains. The delicate balance between water resources and food grain production was addressed. Sustainable strategies for water use and food production were described in the context of several Asian countries. The impact of biofuel production on food security issues was raised in this discussion. Some other socio-economic factors related to this issue were also included in this chapter. The overarching importances of the food and water sustainability issues in climate changes have been shown in chapter five. Impacts of global warming on water resources and food production in Asian countries were described with examples and simulation. Mitigation measures were also sited with regional references in Korea, Thailand and other parts of Asia. Strategies aiming the security issues in food and water were addressed in chapter six. Scenarios of environmental managements in Asian countries related to allocation of water resources, water quality, remediation of hazardous wastes, and soil clean up were the major topics in this context. The organizational strategies were also assessed in this discussion.

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface: History and future vision of the International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment -- Introduction: Water environment in Southeast Asia: Where do we stand today? -- Chapter 1: Health -- Evaluation of detection methods targeting host-specific Bacteroides Spp. as a microbial source tracking marker -- Groundwater quality problems and issues in the dry-zone of Sri Lanka with special reference to fluoride contamination and Chronic Kidney Disease -- Investigation of nitrate concentration in tap water of Arak City, Iran -- Arsenic contamination in groundwater and Skin manifestations in three VDC of Kailali district in Terai, Nepal -- Comparison of tube-well and dug-well groundwater in the arsenic polluted areas in Cambodia -- Pathogenic pollution of surface water under dry and wet weather condition in Hanoi downtown -- DALYs lost due to diarrhoea: Household level drinking water treatment -- Chapter 2: Industrial Wastewater Treatment -- Enhanced anaerobic digestion of linoleic acid containing piggery wastewater -- Effect of process parameters on adsorptive and bio-removal of cyanide compounds from contaminated water -- Comparison of biohydrogen production process by extreme-thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic bacteria -- Effect of salinity in nitrification and denitrification with high ammonia concentration -- Study on pre-treatment of dyeing wastewater by Wet Air Catalytic Oxidation and Fenton Oxidation -- Quantity and quality control to increase the efficiency of water utilization in the condom industry -- Decolourisation of secondary treated tannery effluent by adsorption using activated carbon derived from coconut shell -- Electricity generation from Tapioca wastewater using a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) -- Evaluation of isopropyl alcohol degrading bacteria isolated from a MBR sludge.

Part I Eastern Africa -- Tackling child malnutrition by strengthening the linkage between agricultural production, food security and nutrition in rural Rwanda -- Weather Shocks, Gender and Household Consumption: Evidence from Urban Households in the Teso Sub-region, Uganda -- Indigenous and Local Knowledge practices and innovations for enhancing food security under climate change: Examples from Mijikenda communities in coastal Kenya -- Reframing the challenges and opportunities for improved sanitation services in eastern Africa through Sustainability Science -- Part II Southern Africa -- Ethanol as a clean cooking alternative in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from sugarcane production and ethanol adoption sites in Malawi and Mozambique -- The effect of introduced Opuntia (Cactaceae) species on landscape connectivity and ecosystem service provision in southern Madagascar -- The Legacy of Mine Closure in Kabwe, Zambia: What can resilience thinking offer to the mining sustainability discourse? -- Knowledge co-production in Sub-Saharan African cities: Building capacity for the Urban Age -- Part III Synthesis -- Harnessing science-policy interface processes to tackle sustainability challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Sustainability challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trade-offs, opportunities and priority areas for Sustainability Science.

­Sustainability challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- 2. Enabling sustainable bioenergy transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: strategic issues for achieving climate-compatible development -- 3. Linking industrial crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa: local, national and continental perspectives -- Large-scale land acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa and corporate social responsibility (CSR): Insights from Italian investments -- Determinants of foreign investment and international aid for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: a visual cognitive review of the literature -- Perceived community resilience to floods and droughts induced by climate change in semi-arid Ghana -- Linking rural livelihoods and fuelwood demand from mangroves and upland forests in the coastal region of Guinea -- Strategic partnerships between universities and non-academic institutions for sustainability and innovation: Insights from the University of Ghana -- Long-term vegetation change in central Africa: the need for an integrated management framework for forests and savannas -- Forest-agriculture in the Center-South region of Cameroon: how does traditional knowledge inform integrated management approaches?.