River-Water-Livelihood Nexus in the Anthropocene: Dialogues in Tropical Deltas explores the interconnections between river systems, water dynamics, and livelihoods in an era of increasing climatic and anthropogenic pressures. The book aims to bridge natural hazards research with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) by examining how exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity interact within river basins and floodplains. Using interdisciplinary approaches including geographical analysis, socio-hydrological modelling, vulnerability assessment, spatial analytics (GIS and remote sensing), and participatory methods it demonstrates how disaster risk can be better mapped, understood, and managed when environmental and social dimensions are considered together.

The study also examines governance challenges in river basin management, particularly in transboundary contexts where ecological systems intersect with political boundaries. Institutional fragmentation, policy silos, and unequal power structures often constrain effective risk mitigation. In alignment with global frameworks such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Sustainable Development Goals, the book advocates integrated river basin management, ecosystem-based strategies, and community-centered adaptation.

Conceptually, the book advances the River–Water–Livelihood Nexus as an integrative framework that links physical geography, socio-hydrology, disaster studies, and development policy. It situates disaster risk within the broader context of the Anthropocene, where human interventions such as dams, embankments, urban expansion, and land-use change actively reshape hazard regimes. Moving beyond hazard-centered perspectives, the work emphasizes vulnerability, adaptive capacity, and livelihood transformation, highlighting how risk is socially produced and unevenly distributed among river-dependent populations. By combining natural science, social science, and policy perspectives, the book offers practical and policy-relevant insights for strengthening resilience and promoting sustainable riverine development in an increasingly uncertain hydro-climatic environment.

Aznarul Islam (b. 1987) completed Master of Science in Geography in 2010 from Kalyani University, West Bengal and M.Phil. (2013) and Ph.D. (2016) in Geography from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Aliah University (AU), Kolkata, India, since 2016 and served as the Head (Officiating), Department of Geography, AU from November 2019 to February 2022. Previously, he was an assistant professor (West Bengal Education Service) at the Department of Geography, Barasat Government College, West Bengal (2014–2016). Dr. Islam served as the guest faculty/visiting faculty in a few institutes like Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol. He was awarded UGC Junior Research Fellowship in Geography in 2012. Besides, he secured all India Rank 018/188 in Earth Sciences in CSIR-UGC NET (Lectureship) in 2011. He is the recipient of Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers. He has already published more than 90 research papers including 70 SCI journal articles. He has successfully supervised four PhD scholars in Geomorphology, Hydrology and Hazard and Disaster Management. He has completed one ICSSR (Govt. of India) major research project as Project Director in 2019, and working as the Principal Investigator in one DST-ANRF SURE project since 2023. Besides, he is working as a Co-PI (Indian part) in an ISPF-ICSSR international trilateral (India-UK-Japan) research project.

Nasrin Banu (b. 1986) completed her M.A. (Geography) in 2009 and Ph.D. in 2015 from the Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, India. She is currently engaged in teaching and research in the Department of Geography, Aliah University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, since 2017. She also joined as an assistant professor and Head at Department of Geography, Saltora Netaji Centenary College, University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. Dr. Banu was a guest faculty in Women’s College, Aligarh Muslim University, India. Her area of research includes livelihood, health, and gender issues. She was adjudged as Young Geographer by Institute of Indian Geographers (Pune) in International Conference, 2016. She also received Prof. N.P. Aiyyar Young Geographers Award at the 43rd Indian Geography Congress (NAGI) in 2021. She was also awarded Post-Doctoral Fellowship by UGC in 2015. She has completed one minor research project funded by ICSSR, Govt. of India in 2019. Besides, she is working as the Project Director in another ICSSR funded major research project. Currently, she is the PI (Indian part) in an ISPF-ICSSR international trilateral (India-UK-Japan) research project.

Sk Ajim Ali was awarded his Ph.D. degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Currently, he is working remotely as a Research Associate and affiliated with the Global Development Institute, School of Environment, Education and Development, The University of Manchester, UK. He has more than four years of research experience contributed more than 60 scientific research papers on geospatial modeling, and geohazard vulnerabilities. His areas of research interest include disaster management, climate change, and public health. He has collaborated actively with many international researchers in several other disciplines of Geography. He is the author of two textbooks on remote sensing and quantum GIS. He also edited a book on climate change and disadvantaged communities, published by CRC Press. He is also contributing as an associate editor, editorial board member, and guest editor of different journals.