Managing drought risk in a changing climate: The role of national drought policy

There is increasing concern worldwide about the ineffectiveness of current drought management practices that are largely based on crisis management. These practices are reactive and, therefore, only treat the symptoms (impacts) of drought rather than the underlying causes for the vulnerabilities ass...

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Main Authors: Donald A. Wilhite, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar, Roger Pulwarty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094714000164