Drought and Water Crises
Integrating Science, Management, and Policy, Second Edition
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"This book represents a fundamental reference for those who, like me, work in regions predominantly prone to drought and water scarcity. Integrating science, management and policy is at the heart of all efforts we are making towards drought risk reduction."
—Pasquale Steduto, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Cairo, Egypt"Donald (‘Dr. Drought’) Wilhite and Roger Pulwarty, two of the world’s most widely respected authorities on drought monitoring and management, make a strong case for the need to move away from reactive approaches in response to drought towards proactive policies and practices to reduce drought risk and minimize its impacts. They have assembled an extraordinary array of researchers and practitioners from various countries and disciplinary backgrounds to detail recent advances in the technical and policy aspects of drought prediction, early warning, decision support and management, and to present practical ways to improve drought management proactively in a range of contexts. This landmark book shows clearly and in detail how societies can reduce the social, economic, environmental and political impacts of drought by adopting new approaches centered on mitigation, preparedness, and early warning."
—Roberto Lenton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA"This book provides solid and fresh approaches on how to prepare for droughts. It is a one stop reference for recent developments in the drought management literature that advocates paradigm shift from reactive to proactive approaches. It is a must read for water managers, policy makers and scientists."
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—Dr. Daniel Tsegai, Bonn, Germany
Over the past decade there have been extraordinary advances towards drought risk reduction with the development of new water-conserving technologies, and new tools for planning, vulnerability and impact assessment, mitigation, and policy. Les mer
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Over the past decade there have been extraordinary advances towards drought risk reduction with the development of new water-conserving technologies, and new tools for planning, vulnerability and impact assessment, mitigation, and policy. Drought and Water Crises: Integrating Science, Management, and Policy, Second Edition comprehensively captures this evolving progress as it discusses drought management in the light of present risks, global climate change and public policy actions. This new edition emphasizes the paradigm shift from managing disasters to managing risk, reflecting the global emphasis that has evolved in recent years, a new focus that shines light on preparedness strategies and the tools and methods that are essential in drought risk reduction. The book provides additional relevant case studies that integrate this new approach and discusses examples applied in both developed and developing countries.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- CRC Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 542
- ISBN
- 9780367572853
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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"This book represents a fundamental reference for those who, like me, work in regions predominantly prone to drought and water scarcity. Integrating science, management and policy is at the heart of all efforts we are making towards drought risk reduction."
—Pasquale Steduto, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Cairo, Egypt"Donald (‘Dr. Drought’) Wilhite and Roger Pulwarty, two of the world’s most widely respected authorities on drought monitoring and management, make a strong case for the need to move away from reactive approaches in response to drought towards proactive policies and practices to reduce drought risk and minimize its impacts. They have assembled an extraordinary array of researchers and practitioners from various countries and disciplinary backgrounds to detail recent advances in the technical and policy aspects of drought prediction, early warning, decision support and management, and to present practical ways to improve drought management proactively in a range of contexts. This landmark book shows clearly and in detail how societies can reduce the social, economic, environmental and political impacts of drought by adopting new approaches centered on mitigation, preparedness, and early warning."
—Roberto Lenton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA"This book provides solid and fresh approaches on how to prepare for droughts. It is a one stop reference for recent developments in the drought management literature that advocates paradigm shift from reactive to proactive approaches. It is a must read for water managers, policy makers and scientists."
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—Dr. Daniel Tsegai, Bonn, Germany