Groundwater and Climate Change: from Signals to Responses in Ecosystems and Society

As the largest liquid freshwater reservoir on earth, groundwater is a major role player in adaptation to climate change, for both society and ecosystems requiring freshwater to survive. Aquifers are highly resilient to climate fluctuations and provide opportunities under climate change. That being said, groundwater reservoirs worldwide are under increasing pressure by human activities, either directly through pumping, contamination and/or urbanization, or indirectly through climate change. This can have large consequences for society and ecosystems.This research topic aims to bring together two types of studies: i) on historical or future climate change signals that are affecting groundwater resources and the ecosystems and society that depend on it; ii) on the responses from ecosystems and society to climate change, through natural adaptation or proposed solutions of any type, from infrastructure to policy-driven.We are looking for manuscripts that cover ongoing research on the themes stated above, including, among others: - climate change impacts on groundwater dependent ecosystems; - climate change impacts on society relying on groundwater; - paleosignals of climate change on groundwater;- adaptation of ecosystems to climate change impacts on groundwater- groundwater-based adaptation of society to climate change impacts Topic editors: Tibor Y. Stigter, Alison Parker, Attila Dr Kovács Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/77295/groundwater-and-climate-change-from-signals-to-responses-in-ecosystems-and-society