The International Journal of River Basin Management, Volume 24, Issue 4, 2026 is Now Available!
The Journal of River Basin Management (JRBM) plays a specific role in promoting a cross-sectorial approach encompassing all aspects of river and floodplain management, with a truly global perspective. The Journal is a response by the scientific and professional community to the World Water Vision and calls for an integrated approach to water resources management.
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Overview
The Issue 4, Volume 24 of the International Journal of River Basin Management was just published, providing a good start to Summer 2026 with studies spanning hydroinformatics, land use and climate change interactions, flood risk, pollution, and the social dimensions of river basin management.
Among the twelve research papers constituting this issue, you will find studies on the transport of natural and non-natural materials along rivers, including heavy metal contamination from artisanal mining and its health implications, alongside machine learning and deep learning approaches for predicting streamflow, peak flows, and water levels. Other contributions assess the combined effects of climate and land use/land cover change on catchment hydrology, the impacts of hydropower development and afforestation on land and flood dynamics, and the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure to flooding. A closing study on smallholder farmers' climate adaptation strategies highlights the need to connect technical research with the lived experience and participation of river basin communities.
This fourth Issue of 2026 showcases the wide range of topics considered by JRBM, as river basin management calls for a holistic approach, combining expertise from technical and social sciences.
Articles
Decomposing Streamflow for Improved River Flow Prediction Accuracy of Machine Learning Models
by Mostafa Elkurdy, Andrew Binns & Bahram Gharabaghi
Pages: 535-550 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2024.2444680Applicability of Reanalysis Data in Calibrating a Hydrological Model in a Data-scarce Mountainous Watershed
by M. Kavya, Ankit Singh, Sanjeev Kumar Jha, Nicholas Kouwen & Praveen Srivastava
Pages: 551-569 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2024.2445236Multi-criteria Analysis Using AHP and GIS for Identifying the most Polluted Sub-basin in a River Basin Environment
by Mohamad Ali Athari & Homayoun Motiee
Pages:571-585 | DOI:10.1080/15715124.2024.2448998Comparative Analysis of Hydrological Impacts from Climate and Land Use/Land Cover Changes in a Lowland Mesoscale Catchment
by Muhammad Haris Ali, Claudia Bertini, Ioana Popescu & Andreja Jonoski
Pages: 587-605 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2454692Influence of the Doyang Hydro Electric Project on Land Use Land Cover, Land Surface Temperature and Socio-economic Conditions in Wokha district, Nagaland: India
by Lochumi Kikon, Imyanglula, Chitrasen Lairenjam & Prabhakar Sharma
Pages: 607-617 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2456932Multi-scenario Modelling Framework for Afforestation Strategies to Mitigate Runoff and Flooding Across Storm Return Periods in Tropical Large River Basins: the Upper Citarum Case
by Anas M. M. Awad, Ketut Wikantika, Wiwin Windupranata & Riantini Virtriana
Pages: 619-642 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2457543Comprehensive Analysis of Riverine Flood Impact on Bridge and Transportation Network: Iowa Case Study
by E. Duran, Y. Alabbad, J. Mount, E. Yildirim & I. Demir
Pages: 643-656 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2457546Advanced Deep Learning Approaches for Superior Temporal Analysis and Forecasting of Water Level Discharge for the Bamni River
by S. S. Lachure & Ashish Tiwari
Pages: 657-675 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2458208Torrential Rainfall with Severe Flooding Associated with a Baroclinic Disturbance on November 17, 2023, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
by Farahnaz Fazel-Rastgar, Masoud Rostami, Bijan Fallah & Venkataraman Sivakumar
Pages: 677-686 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2462575Assessment of the Heavy Metal Induced Environmental Pollution in Abakaliki Mining District Using Geochemical Analysis of Soils and Stream Sediments
by Chibuike Akpa, Chibuzor David Nworie, Philip Njoku Obasi, Nelly Omoruyi & Charles Chibueze Ugbor
Pages: 687-707 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2465473Machine Learning-based Peak Flow Estimation for Nebraska Streams
by Sudan Pokharel, Tirthankar Roy & David Admiraal
Pages: 709-718 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2469901Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Choices of Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability in the Ayehu Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
by Abebe Biresaw Bitew & Amare Sewnet Minale
Pages: 719-737 | DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2025.2475804
Article Collections
Call for papers for River Resilience: Environmental Flows to River Health through the Lens of Ecosystem Services Special Editors: Mantha S. Phanikumar, Saket Pande and Santosh G Thampi
