Droughts in Asian monsoon region

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Shaw, Rajib, Nguyên, Huy
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
• Σειρά: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 8.
• Θέματα: Nature > Environmental Conservation & Protection.; Nature > Natural Disasters.; Nature > Weather.; The environment.; Drought & water supply.; Droughts > Asia.; Droughts > Economic aspects > Asia.

Drought is a slow-onset disaster. The impacts are invisible and are often reflected as a complex socio-economic phenomenon. Due to changes in the climatic conditions droughts are increasingly occurring in non-traditional drought prone areas. The Asian monsoon region is one of these areas where conse...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• ch. 1. Overview and characteristics of Asian monsoon drought / Rajib Shaw, Huy Nguyen, Umma Habiba, Yukiko Takeuchi
• ch. 2. Socioeconomic impact of droughts in Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi
• ch. 3. Adaptation to droughts in Cambodia / Huy Nguyen, Rajib Shaw
• ch. 4. Drought, its impacts and management : scenario in India / Jayanta Sarkar
• ch. 5. Overview of droughts in Myanmar / U Than Myint, San Hla Thaw, Ye Ye Nyein
• ch. 6. Drought risk reduction in the dry zone of Sri Lanka / Rekha Nianthi
• ch. 7. Thailand drought risk management : macro and micro strategies / Porranee Thanapakpawin, Surajate Boonya-aroonnet, Aisawan Chankarn, Royol Chitradon, Anond Snidvongs
• ch. 8. Drought risk management in Vietnam / Huy Nguyen, Rajib Shaw
• ch. 9. Proactive drought risk reduction approaches in the Asian monsoon region / Rajib Shaw, Huy Nguyen, Umma Habiba, Yukiko Takeuchi.