Predictions of floods, droughts, and fast drought‐flood transitions are required at different
time scales to develop management strategies targeted at minimizing negative societal and …

The modelling and management of flood risk in urban areas are increasingly recognized as
global challenges. The complexity of these issues is a consequence of the existence of …

The participation of the general public in the research design, data collection and
interpretation process together with scientists is often referred to as citizen science. While …

Depletion and pollution of groundwater, Earth's largest and most accessible freshwater
stock, is a global sustainability concern. A changing climate, marked by more frequent and …

Hydrological monitoring is essential to guide evidence-based decision making necessary for
sustainable water resource management and governance. Limited hydrometric datasets and …

Though urban areas represent a small fraction of global land cover, they have an outsized
impact on hydrological processes. Within these areas, the pathways that water follows are …

New communication and digital image technologies have enabled the public to produce
large quantities of flood observations and share them through social media. In addition to …

In disaster risk management (DRM), an emerging shift has been noted from broad‐scale, top‐
down assessments toward more participatory, community‐based, bottom‐up approaches …

Attempts to monitor the quality of freshwater resources on a global scale unveil huge data
lacks. Involving citizens in data collection has potential to resolve this lack of water quality …

Citizen contributions to science have been successfully implemented in many fields, and
water resources is one of them. Through citizens, it is possible to collect data and obtain a …