Water Futures: Resilience, Governance, and Community Adaptation – Presentation

Abstract

The works brought together in this thematic dossier stem from the International Seminar Water, Sustainability and Development ’25 (https://sites.uab.pt/wsd25/), held on 9 May 2025 at the Polydisciplinary Faculty of Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, in Safi, Morocco. This scientific meeting constituted a privileged space for interdisciplinary dialogue, bringing together researchers, students, and representatives of local and national institutions, with the aim of promoting a critical and integrated reflection on contemporary challenges related to water as an essential resource, a common good, and a structuring axis of sustainable development. The 24 articles that make up this dossier reflect this diversity of perspectives and are framed within three major thematic areas that structured both the seminar and this dossier. The first, waterrelated risks, climate change, and societal challenges, brings together contributions focused on the analysis of hydrological risks, their intensification as a result of climate change, and the social and territorial implications of these processes. The second area, environmental sustainability of water resources, focuses on the assessment, conservation, and sustainable use of environmental systems that support water resources, highlighting the need for integrated and long-term approaches. The third, water governance and social inclusion, explores the institutional, social, and cultural dimensions of water governance, with particular attention to equity, participation, and social inclusion.