This book addresses several aspects of water scarcity and its management to save the world and for a sustainable life. It discusses about irrigation water quality and criteria to determine water quality. It covers management issues and soil responses to the use of irrigation water of varying quality. 

This book emphasizes about the wastewater which must be treated to ensure a safe environment and foster public health. Effluent which meets set discharge standards can be appropriately used for aquaculture and also irrigation. This book highlights different types of droughts and their management. In addition, this book also combines the latest information on water stress and frequently encountered abiotic stress in the terrestrial surface. Its deleterious effects on plant growth and productivity. This book further discusses the strategies to improve the agriculture, especially in the climate change situation.

The book is a resourceful read for students, teachers, and readers including engineers and researchers in water technology.

Sunil Kumar is presently working as Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Department of Agronomy, BAU Sabour. He has completed his B.Sc. (Ag) from B.H.U., Varanasi and M.Sc. (Ag) in Agrometeorology from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. He has completed his Ph.D. in Agrometeorology and Environmental Sciences from SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P. He has availed ICAR-JRF in Physical Sciences for pursuing his M.Sc. (Ag) and CSIR-JRF in Earth Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences. He was given Young Scientist Award for outstanding contribution in 2017 by Society for Agriculture Innovation and Development (SAID), Ranchi (Jharkhand), India. He received Excellence in Teaching Award for outstanding contribution in Teaching in 2018. He has been actively involved in teaching, research and extension at BAU Sabour since 2012. He is Editor of the Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural economics and Associate Editor of the Journal, Advances in agricultural Technology and Plant Sciences. He has published more than hundred publications as research papers in national and international journals of repute, book chapters etc. including five books. He has also a significant contribution in the field of Aerosol and its impact on Crop productivity, Crop Simulation, climate change, Agromet Advisory Services, Remote Sensing and GIS at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour.

1 Irrigation Water Quality and Management

2 Drip Irrigation Systems: One Drop is Life

3 Sustainable Management of Ground Water

4 Water Pollution and Waste Water Management

5 Drought Forecasting and Management

6 Plant Bio-regulators: Water Stress Mitigation Strategy in Field Crops

7 Climate Resilient Strategies for Water Management