Overview

Frequent drought events, recently occurred in different Mediterranean regions, have highlighted a general inadequacy of the current strategies applied to mitigate negative impacts of such phenomenon on different water sectors. In particular, the lack of timely drought monitoring systems, the difficulty in transferring advanced methodologies for the assessment of drought risk to the institutions responsible for water resources management, as well as the complexity in defining simple and objective criteria to select and implement appropriate mitigation measures, represent the main limits to an efficient drought management policy.

These key issues have been tackled by universities and public agencies involved in the EU projects Sedemed and Sedemed II (Programme Interreg IIIB MEDOCC), aimed at the definition of an integrated network for real time monitoring of drought, the development of common methodologies for drought analysis and forecasting, as well as of mitigation strategies for the Mediterranean countries.

This book presents the main outcomes of such projects with a specific focus on: drought monitoring and forecasting techniques at different spatial scales (Part I), new agrometeorological indices and remote sensing technique for drought identification (Part II), tools to improve surface water resources management under drought condition (Part III), methods for monitoring and management groundwater (Part IV) and mitigation strategies to prevent or face drought impacts (Part V).

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From the reviews: <p> Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management presents the results of research carried out by experts in the Mediterranean countries a ] . the primary target audience for this book would be researchers and technicians working in heavily monitored and managed agricultural and urban systems. a ] this is a good book for planners and technicians interested in applying new techniques to assess drought and potential management strategies. a ] provides important insight into taking drought risk assessment and management to the next quantitative step. (Cody Knutson, Eos Newsletter, Vol. 89 (22), 2008)

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