Drought and Water Crises

PART I: OVERVIEW. Drought as Hazard: Understanding the Natural and Social Context. PART II: DROUGHT AND WATER MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. The Challenge of Climate Prediction in Mitigating Drought Impacts. Drought Monitoring: New Tools for the 21st Century. Drought Indicators and Triggers. Drought Preparedness Planning: Building Institutional Capacity. National Drought Policy: Lessons Learned from Australia, South Africa, and the United States. Managing Demand: Water Conservation as a Drought Mitigation Tool. The Role of Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation in Coping with Water Scarcity and Drought in the Dry Areas. Drought, Climate Change, and Vulnerability: The Role of Science and Technology in a Multi-Scale, Multi-Stressor World. PART III: CASE STUDIES IN DROUGHT AND WATER MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. The Hardest Working River: Drought and Critical Water Problems in the Colorado River Basin. Drought Risk Management in Canada-U.S. Transboundary Watersheds: Now and in the Future. Drought and Water Management: Can China Meet Future Demand? A Role for Streamflow Forecasting in Managing Risk Associated with Drought and Other Water Crises. Droughts and Water Stress Situations in Spain. PART IV: INTEGRATION AND CONCLUSIONS. Drought and Water Crises: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead.

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• Hidrologia e da hidrosfera
• Seca e água