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Global Drought and Sustainability delves into the multifaceted global issue of drought, its link to climate change, and the urgent need for sustainable solutions to manage water resources. The book addresses the impact of climate change on arid regions, advanced drought forecasting techniques, fundamental water management strategies, and sustainable agricultural practices. Key highlights include AI applications for drought prediction, ecosystem resilience strategies, and approaches for mitigating the effects of drought on human health and water quality. By offering actionable insights and case studies, this comprehensive book is a necessary tool for students, researchers, and practitioners who want to create more sustainable, drought-resilient systems. Users will find this to be a timely and essential resource for addressing the growing challenges of drought in an era of climate change with its actionable insights and practical solutions to safeguard water resources and build resilience in human and ecological systems. By examining the interplay of climate patterns, water resource management, and environmental sustainability, the book emphasizes the need for important technologies and frameworks to tackle these issues globally.

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Professor Fares served on administrative positions as Interim Vice President of Research, Interim Dean and Director, and Associate Director of Research. He served as a Professor of watershed hydrology at the University of Hawaii-Manoa for 11 years during which he established an academic water resource program. He has trained tens of students and post-doctoral fellows. He developed water allocation software packages for Hawaii sand contributed to multiple statewide initiatives. He worked on citrus best management practices at the University of Florida. Professor Fares is/was a PI and Co-PI on $26 million research funding, half of which are currently active. He has 115 articles, is Series Editor of the Advances in Water Security book series, has given several keynote presentations, and organized several international conferences and workshops. He received his M.S and Doctoral Degrees from the University of Florida and he also received his B.S of Horticultural Engineering, University of Sussa, Tunisia.

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