Title: COPING WITH DROUGHT RISK IN AGRICULTURE AND WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS: DROUGHT MANAGEMENT AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Abstract:Foreword Part I Challenges to drought management in Mediterranean countries 1. Drought Monitoring as a Component of Drought Preparedness Planning Donald A. Wilhite 2. Soft law principles for improving...Foreword Part I Challenges to drought management in Mediterranean countries 1. Drought Monitoring as a Component of Drought Preparedness Planning Donald A. Wilhite 2. Soft law principles for improving drought management in Mediterranean countries Esther Lopez-Barrero and Ana Iglesias 3. A checklist for drought policy development Nicos X. Tsiourtis 4. An environmental focus on drought: the Water Framework Directive Abel La Calle Marcos 5. Guidelines to develop drought management plans Ana Iglesias, Luis Garrote and Antonino Cancelliere Part II Methods and approaches for drought management 6. Drought characterisation in the Mediterranean George Tsakiris and Dialekti Pangalou 7. A Paradigm for Applying Risk and Hazard Concepts in Proactive Planning George Tsakiris 8. Assessment of drought risk in water supply systems Antonino Cancelliere, Vincenzo Nicolosi and Giuseppe Rossi 9. Mathematical models for reservoir operation in Tunisia Mohammed Hedi Louati and Fethi Lebdi 10. Risk management instruments supporting drought planning and policy Alberto Garrido, Almudena Gomez-Ramos 11. Methods for evaluating social vulnerability to drought Ana Iglesias, Marta Moneo and Sonia Quiroga 12. Methods for social participation and conflict resolution Ignacio Celaya, Antonio Rodriguez Perea and Xavi Carbonell Part III Learning from the Case studies 13. Development of drought management plans in Spain Luis Garrote, Ana Iglesias and Francisco Flores 14. Characterizing drought risk in a Sicilian river basin Giuseppe Rossi, Brunella Bonaccorso, Vincenzo Nicolosi and Antonino Cancelliere 15. The role of groundwater during drought Maria Casado, Francisco Flores and Roberto Gil 16. Drought severity thresholds and drought management in Greece Dialekti Pangalou, Dimitris Tigkas, Harris Vangelis, George Tsakiris and Aikaterini Nanou-Giannarou 17. Using and testing drought indicators Luis Garcia, Alejandro Carrasco and Juan Carlos Ibanez 18. Drought management in the urban water supply system of Canal de Isabel II, Spain Francisco Cubillo 19. The role of non-conventional and lower quality water for the satisfaction of the domestic needs in drought management plans Nicos X. Tsiourtis Annex 1. Glossary of terms and conceptsRead More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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