HANDBOOK OF DROUGHT AND WATER SCARCITY: (THREE-VOLUME SET)

Features

• Examines the effects of climate change and variability on drought
• Presents new drought-based modeling and data mining techniques such as Copula Function, decision support systems, remote sensing, crop insurance modeling, interaction between ocean oscillation and drought indices, and more
• Discusses the environmental aspects of drought such as groundwater and soil contamination, river low-flow, urban water quality, and desertification
• Addresses issues of water scarcity in arid zones, and how to mitigate them by improving by inter-basin transfer, water harvesting, water conservation techniques, water reuse, etc.
• Compares drought management in climatically different regions, such as Australia, South Africa, and North and South America

Summary

This handbook includes over 100 chapters, written by experts from around the world. It examines drought and all of the issues relating to drought and water scarcity, including causes, impacts, modeling, capacity building, early-warning systems, management and policy, remote sensing, risk assessment, and more. It also explains how drought can affect different sectors in different ways, for example, rural and agricultural areas as compared to urban areas. It explains the environmental aspects of drought such as contamination, and also discusses how climate change affects drought conditions, and presents modeling for better understanding drought in uncertain and changing climates.

Table of Contents

Definitions of Drought. Causes and Occurrence of Drought. Desertification and Drought.Acceptable Risks for Public Systems. Adaptation to Drought. Emergency Drought Consequence Plan. Minimizing the Impacts of Drought. Preparations for Drought. Drought Early Warning and Information Systems. Public Education Program for Drought. Coping with Water Scarcity. Drought Losses to Local Economy. Drought Vulnerability Assessment. Impact of Over-exploitation of Water Resource on Eco-hydrological Change in Semi-Arid Basin. Fire Control in Water Shortage Condition. Gradation of Drought Prone Area. Irrigation Deficit in Farmland. Irrigation Deficit in Greenhouse. Law and Drought. Institutional Guidelines for Drought. Politics of Drought Management for Controlling Water. Policy Framework of Drought Risk Mitigation. Food Security and Nutrition Policy. Water Security. Agricultural Drought: WMO and USDA Perspectives. Strategy for the Revitalization of Agriculture. Crop Insurance in Drought Conditions. Urbanization Impact on Drought. Water Issues from a Dynamic Systems Perspective. The Social Impacts of a National Drought Policy in Australia: a local experience of drought in irrigation communities. Social Aspects of Water Scarcity and Drought. Capacity Building for Drought Management. Crises Management Plan (CDP) and Drought Management Plan (DMP). Demand Management Under Drought. Drought and Natural Resources Management. Drought and Pest Management. Drought Management for Horticultural Crops. Drought Management for Landscape and Rural Security. Drought Management in Agriculture. Drought Management in an Urban Context. Drought Management in Coastal Areas. Drought Management in Integrated Water Resources Management. Real Time Drought Management. Drought Management Initiatives (DMI) and Objectives. Drought Management Planning Resources for Water Suppliers. Drought Management Strategies in Water Stressed/Scarce Regions.