NAVIGATING WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT VIA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Abstract

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are increasingly fundamental in water resource management, allowing for better organizing, surveillance, and equitable use of water resources. This comprehensive review investigates the significance of GIS in tackling major water concerns, focusing on poor nations where open-source GIS technologies, including QGIS, gvSIG, and MapWindow provide user-friendly water management options. These technologies allow for maps, visualize information, and execute well with minimal computational resources, finding them suited for the European Commission's Water Knowledge Management Platform (WKMP) and comparable efforts. Case examples such as the Grevenitis basin in Greece, show GIS implications in sustainable leadership, allowing for the investigation of hydrological variables, groundwater excellence, and surface water administration. GIS's incorporation with innovations such as remote sensing, artificial intelligence, and hydrological models improves its ability to manage water quality, flood hazards, agriculture, and famine. This paper emphasizes GIS's crucial function in attaining sustainable water resource administration by combining efficient methods and technological breakthroughs, as well as supporting the creation of flexible approaches to alleviate natural and anthropogenic effects on water systems.