This covers developments in energy efficient water production, management, wastewater treatment, social and political aspects of water management and reuse of treated water. It disucsses development of freshwater by desalination, membrane and polymer-based processes, oxidation and electrochemical, adsorption processes, and biological processes.

Section 1: Social Perspective. Water security and the rise of sectarian conflict in Yemen. Water Diplomacy: Solving the equations of conflict, economic growth, social wellbeing and ecosystem demand. Achieving Effective Water Management and Access within Africa's Socio-Political and Cultural Complexities: Issues and Policy Directions/Options. Section 2: Freshwater by Desalination. The Capability of Forward Osmosis in Irrigation Water Supply. Recent advancements in the application of microbial desalination cells for water desalination, wastewater treatment, and energy production. Effect of the Draw Solution on the Efficiency of Two-stage FO-RO/BWRO for Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination. Freshwater production using Multiple-Effect Evaporator. Freshwater Production by Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) Desalination Process. Section 3: Wastewater Treatment: Membrane and Polymer Based Process. Modelling of Pore-blocking Behaviors of Low-pressure Membranes during Constant-pressure Filtration of an Agro-industrial Wastewater. Sodalite and Chitosan based Composite Membrane Materials for Treatment of Metal-containing Wastewater in Mining Operations. The removal of phenol and phenolic compounds from wastewater using Reverse Osmosis: Process modelling, simulation, and optimization. Section 4: Wastewater Treatment: Oxidation and Electrochemical Process. Industrial Three Phase Oxidation Reactor for Wastewater Treatment. Electrolytic Treatment of Wastewater for Reuse Purposes, Case Study of the New Damietta Harbor Plants. Inactivation of waterborne pathogens in municipal wastewater using ozone. Photocatalytic oxidation of non-acid oxygenated hydrocarbons: Application in GTL process water treatment. Section 5: Wastewater Treatment: Adsorption Process. Bio-sorption of Methylene Blue Dye Using Anise Tea Residue. LIBS Technique as an Evaluation Tool for Improving Industrial Wastewater Quality by Different Adsorption Methods. Low cost adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal: A review. Section 6: Wastewater Treatment: Biological Processes. Application of natural zeolite in textile wastewater treatment: Integrated photodegradation and anaerobic digestion system. Mathematical Process Modeling and Biokinetics of Activated Sludge Processes. Hythane (H2 and CH4) production from petrochemical wastewater via anaerobic digestion process. Anaerobic degradation of lipid-rich wastewater. Section 7: Water Networks. Regeneration-Recycling of Industrial Wastewater to Minimise Usage of Freshwater Using Water Cascade Analysis. Total Site Water Integration Considering Multiple Water Reuse Headers. Exploring Water Reuse Opportunities in a Large-Scale Milk Processing Plant through Process Integration. Section 8: Water Management. A Case of Waste-Water Management Modelling at Southern Singapore Sea: Application for Coral Reefs Protection. Catchments as Asset Systems: A Transdisciplinary Approach for Integrated Water Resources Management. Water Efficiency Lapses and Sustainable Solutions: Educational Buildings in Johannesburg South Africa. Section 9: Water-Energy Nexus. Simultaneous Optimization of Water and Energy in Integrated Water and Membrane Networks: A Case for Water-Energy Nexus. Interaction of Energy Consumption, Energy Quality and Freshwater Production in Multi Effect Desalination Process.