Drought challenges : policy options for developing countries /
Drought Challenges: Livelihood Implications in Developing Countries, Volume Two, provides an understanding of the occurrence and impacts of droughts for developing countries and vulnerable sub-groups, such as women and pastoralists. It presents tools for assessing vulnerabilities, introduces individ...
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Elsevier,
2019.
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| Series: | Current directions in water scarcity research ;
v. 2. |
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| Online Access: | ScienceDirect |
| Summary: | Drought Challenges: Livelihood Implications in Developing Countries, Volume Two, provides an understanding of the occurrence and impacts of droughts for developing countries and vulnerable sub-groups, such as women and pastoralists. It presents tools for assessing vulnerabilities, introduces individual policies to combat the effects of droughts, and highlights the importance of integrated multi-sectoral approaches and drought networks at various levels. Currently, there are few books on the market that address the growing need for knowledge on these cross-cutting issues. As drought can occur anywhere, the systemic connections between droughts and livelihoods are a key factor in development in many dryland and agriculturally-dependent nations. Key Features: Connects the biophysical, social, economic, policy and institutional aspects of droughts across multiple regions in developing world; Analyzes policy linkages between government agencies, public institutions, NGOs, the private sector and communities; Includes a discussion of gender dimensions of drought and its impacts; Presents a multi-sectoral perspective, including the human dimensions of drought in developing countries. Readership: Academics working on drought management challenges and policy responses, policy makers, Climatologists, meteorologists, food scientists/ agriculturalists/ environmental engineers. -- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 0128148217 9780128148211 |