Extreme Weather and Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Dobrogea Region

New technologies and assessment methods create improved opportunities to monitor and predict the onset of natural disasters in the era of global warming. Researchers continue to evaluate the changes in weather patterns in order to better understand natural phenomena. Extreme Weather and Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Dobrogea Region presents a descriptive environmental resource focused on a Romanian region affected by the changing climate. In discussing methods of assessment, monitoring, and prediction, the research included in this publication is an essential resource for policymakers, academicians, researchers, advanced-level students, technology developers, and government officials who wish to expand their research exposure to pertinent topics related to flooding and droughts due to climate change.

Carmen Maftei (born Petrescu) is Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania. She attended Polytechnic Institute of Iasi where she majored in Land Reclamation in 1988 and from 1996-1998 she attends a specialization in Water resources and protection of water resources, equivalent of Master of Science. In 2002 she finished the PhD studies in Water Science in Continental Environment. Shes research activity is focused on: (i) hydrology and hydrological modelling; (ii) Geographic Information Systems applications in environmental sciences; (iii) remote Sensing applications in environmental sciences. As a result of research, she holds 8 books, 82 scientific papers published in different journals or conference proceedings, 1 patent, 2 international projects, 13 national grants, 10 research contracts with economic partners. Her 20 years teaching experience includes hydrology, irrigation and drainage, Geographic Information Systems & Applications at Ovidius University of Constanta.