1. Introduction Environmental setting and natural control factors 2. Geomorphic setting and geologic features of Kerala and their link to eco-hydrology of the region 3. Hydrological setting of Kerala 4. On the drivers of summer monsoon rainfall over Kerala 5. Riparian vegetation in Kerala's river basins: Diversity, ecological functions and restoration prospects 6. Forests and their biodiversity in the Western Ghats of Kerala 7. Hydromorphic acid saline soils of Kerala: An ecohydrology-based fertility assessment 8.

Current insights on biota from the submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) ecosystem 9. Coastal sediment microbiome: Structural and functional diversity of bacteria and archaea in 10. What makes the coastal lakes a source of methane? Biogeographic pattern of community structure and functions of methanogenic archaea in Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India Human activities and their impact on environmental health ??????11. Land use/land cover change detection for climate-smart sustainable management in selected river basins of Kerala, India 12. Assessing submarine groundwater discharge and nutrient fluxes along the southwest coast of India 13. Impact of natural control factors, land use and a large pilgrim centre on the biogeochemistry of suspended particulate organic matter in the Pamba River, Kerala, India 14. Trophic status and fate of nutrients and organic matter in the Vembanad estuary related to land use in the Pamba River and other contributing rivers 15. Identification of pollution potential zones of a coastal lake system using GIS techniques The way forward: coastal zone management and governance 16.

Integrated coastal zone management practices and cumulative environmental impacts: the case of Vembanad Lake, a tropical estuary in India 17. Collaborative evolutionary governance of estuaries in Kerala, India 18. Challenges of water governance related to human-induced nutrient input in surface water bodies: Lessons learned from case studies in India, Indonesia and Germany.