Overview

Dedicated to furthering scientific understanding of drought assessment and management and the policy issues associated with drought preparedness worldwide, this work is divided into two parts. Part One emphasizes theoretical aspects of drought assessment, management, and preparedness; it also includes a discussion of the concept of drought. These chapters are aimed at improving the reader's understanding and awareness of drought; appropriate technologies to monitor drought's onset, development and termination; emerging methodologies to estimate impacts; adjustment strategies to alleviate drought effects; and a methodology for countries to follow in the development of a national drought policy and plan. Part One concludes with an insightful examination of how changes in climate may alter climatic variability and the frequency and intensity of extreme events, particularly drought. The successes and failures of previous assessment and response efforts are highlighted in Part Two through case studies in Israel, India, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, the United States, and China. Several of these case studies provide insight into the difficulties inherent in the provision of timely and effective drought assistance by government in both a developed and developing country setting. The lessons learned in these instances provide both an opportunity and challenge to other drought-prone nations to learn from these experiences and avoid some of the mistakes of the past. Some of the case studies in Part Two illustrate remarkable progress in drought preparedness and are examples for other nations to follow.

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Author:   Donald A. Wilhite
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1993 ed.
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.370kg
ISBN:  

9780792393375

ISBN 10:   0792393376
Pages:   293
Publication Date:   30 April 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

One: Theory.- 1 The Enigma of Drought.- 2 Monitoring Regional Drought Conditions.- 3 The Role of NOAA Satellite Data in Drought Early Warning and Monitoring: Selected Case Studies.- 4 Assessing the Regional Consequences of Drought:Putting the MINK Methodology to Work on Today’s Problems.- 5 Agricultural Drought Management Strategies to Alleviate Impacts: Examples from the Arid and Subhumid Regions of the Indian Subcontinent.- 6 Planning for Drought: A Methodology.- 7 Implications of Global Warming for Climate Variability and the Occurrence of Extreme Climate Events.- Two: Case Studies.- 8 Drought Risk and Water Management in Israel:Planning for the Future.- 9 Indian Drought Management: From Vulnerability to Resilience.- 10 Drought and Policy Responses in the Brazilian Northeast.- 11 Drought Policy in the Republic of South Africa.- 12 Drought in Australia:Prediction, Monitoring, Management, and Policy.- 13 Drought Mitigation in the United States:Progress by State Government.- 14 Institutional Responses to the 1987-92 California Drought.- 15 Drought in China: Present Impacts and Future Needs.

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