Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Droughts
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Drought Management Workshops in Southern Africa
Drought Management Workshops in Southern Africa
Southern Africa Regional Workshop on Drought Management for Non-governmental Organisations and Church Community Including Evangelicals of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Kenya, and Malawi
Droughts
Author: Donald A. Wilhite
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317854241
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
Drought draws together contributions from over 75 leading international researchers in the field to present the most comprehensive body of research on the physical and social dimensions of drought to date. Including an extensive range of case-studies covering the most drought-prone and most affected countries, the contributors examine new technology, planning methodologies and mitigation actions from recent drought experiences worldwide. Following a discussion of the critical concepts of drought, the work is divided into the following additional parts: · causes and predictability · monitoring and early warning techniques · impacts and assessment methodologies · links between drought and other global issues · conclusions and future challenges
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317854241
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 753
Book Description
Drought draws together contributions from over 75 leading international researchers in the field to present the most comprehensive body of research on the physical and social dimensions of drought to date. Including an extensive range of case-studies covering the most drought-prone and most affected countries, the contributors examine new technology, planning methodologies and mitigation actions from recent drought experiences worldwide. Following a discussion of the critical concepts of drought, the work is divided into the following additional parts: · causes and predictability · monitoring and early warning techniques · impacts and assessment methodologies · links between drought and other global issues · conclusions and future challenges
Drought Management Strategies in Southern Africa
Author: Carol B. Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drought relief
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drought relief
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
SADC Country Workshop on Drought and Disaster Management
Proceedings of the Workshop on Drought Management
Drought Assessment, Management, and Planning: Theory and Case Studies
Author: Donald A. Wilhite
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461532248
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Drought is an insidious hazard of nature. It originates from a deficiency of precipitation that results in a water shortage for some activity or some group. Africa has suffered the most dramatic impacts from drought during the past several decades the recent droughts in the southern and eastern portions of the continent are testimony to that fact. However, the vulnerability of all nations to extended periods of water shortage has been underscored again and again during this same time period. In the past decade alone, droughts have occurred with considerable frequency and severity in most of the developed and developing world. Significant parts of North and South America, Australia, Europe, and Asia have been plagued recently by extended periods of severe drought, often resulting in far-reaching economic, social, and environmental consequences. In the western United States, for example, vast areas are facing the prospects of a sixth or seventh consecutive year of drought in 1993. Concern by members ofthe scientific and policy communities about the inability of governments to respond in an effective and timely manner to drought and its associated impacts exists worldwide. Numerous "calls for action" for improved drought planning and management have been issued by national governments, professional organizations, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and others. The United Nations' International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (lDNDR) is yet another example of an international call for action to reduce the impacts that result from drought and other natural hazards.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461532248
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Drought is an insidious hazard of nature. It originates from a deficiency of precipitation that results in a water shortage for some activity or some group. Africa has suffered the most dramatic impacts from drought during the past several decades the recent droughts in the southern and eastern portions of the continent are testimony to that fact. However, the vulnerability of all nations to extended periods of water shortage has been underscored again and again during this same time period. In the past decade alone, droughts have occurred with considerable frequency and severity in most of the developed and developing world. Significant parts of North and South America, Australia, Europe, and Asia have been plagued recently by extended periods of severe drought, often resulting in far-reaching economic, social, and environmental consequences. In the western United States, for example, vast areas are facing the prospects of a sixth or seventh consecutive year of drought in 1993. Concern by members ofthe scientific and policy communities about the inability of governments to respond in an effective and timely manner to drought and its associated impacts exists worldwide. Numerous "calls for action" for improved drought planning and management have been issued by national governments, professional organizations, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and others. The United Nations' International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (lDNDR) is yet another example of an international call for action to reduce the impacts that result from drought and other natural hazards.
Risk Management for Maize Farmers in Drought Prone Areas of Southern Africa
Author:
Publisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9789706480095
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9789706480095
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Climate Change and Multi-Dimensional Sustainability in African Agriculture
Author: Rattan Lal
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319412388
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
This 35-chapter book is based on several oral and poster presentations including both invited and contributory chapters. The book is thematically based on four pillars of sustainability, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Environment, Economic, Social and Institutional. The environmental sustainability, which determines economic and social/institutional sustainability, refers to the rate of use of natural resources (soil, water, landscape, vegetation) which can be continued indefinitely without degrading their quality, productivity and ecosystem services for different ecoregions of SSA. This book will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the U.N. in SSA. Therefore, the book is of interest to agriculturalists, economists, social scientists, policy makers, extension agents, and development/bilateral organizations. Basic principles explained in the book can be pertinent to all development organizations.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319412388
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
This 35-chapter book is based on several oral and poster presentations including both invited and contributory chapters. The book is thematically based on four pillars of sustainability, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Environment, Economic, Social and Institutional. The environmental sustainability, which determines economic and social/institutional sustainability, refers to the rate of use of natural resources (soil, water, landscape, vegetation) which can be continued indefinitely without degrading their quality, productivity and ecosystem services for different ecoregions of SSA. This book will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the U.N. in SSA. Therefore, the book is of interest to agriculturalists, economists, social scientists, policy makers, extension agents, and development/bilateral organizations. Basic principles explained in the book can be pertinent to all development organizations.