State of the World's Rivers

IF 15.5 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Annual Review of Environment and Resources Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1146/annurev-environ-111022-020951

Sheikh Tawhidul Islam, Syed Hafizur Rahman, Mir A. Matin, Aniruddha Dey, Byomkesh Talukder, Nandini Sanyal, Md. Asadujjaman, Kamruzzaman Akand

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Abstract

In this review, we thoroughly analyze the state of global rivers, focusing on their physical and ecological characteristics as well as management strategies. The review results have helped us generate four recommendations. Firstly, rivers should be managed under a legally binding global accord at the basin level. Secondly, challenges related to river pollution and inappropriate project implementation can be mitigated by adopting newly defined strategic environmental assessments and the United Nations System of Environmental Economic Accounting. Thirdly, we need data from the latest scientific sources, such as geospatial sources, to better understand rivers at different scales as composite systems. The last recommendation calls for taking into account climate change concerns in river management approaches. We also outline a proposition for developing a river monitoring and assessment program in order to perform comprehensive and planet-wide river assessment. The article elaborates on the strategies for achieving these recommendations.

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世界河流状况

在本综述中，我们深入分析了全球河流的现状，重点关注其物理和生态特征以及管理策略。审查结果帮助我们提出了四项建议。首先，应在流域层面根据具有法律约束力的全球协议对河流进行管理。其次，通过采用新定义的战略环境评估和联合国环境经济核算体系，可以缓解与河流污染和不当项目实施相关的挑战。第三，我们需要来自最新科学来源（如地理空间来源）的数据，以更好地了解作为综合系统的不同尺度的河流。最后一项建议要求在河流管理方法中考虑气候变化问题。我们还概述了制定河流监测和评估计划的建议，以便对整个地球的河流进行全面评估。文章详细阐述了实现这些建议的战略。

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Annual Review of Environment and Resources 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

24.10

自引率

1.80%

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审稿时长

>24 weeks

期刊介绍： The Annual Review of Environment and Resources, established in 1976, offers authoritative reviews on key environmental science and engineering topics. It covers various subjects, including ecology, conservation science, water and energy resources, atmosphere, oceans, climate change, agriculture, living resources, and the human dimensions of resource use and global change. The journal's recent transition from gated to open access through Annual Reviews' Subscribe to Open program, with all articles published under a CC BY license, enhances the dissemination of knowledge in the field.