Droughts in Asian monsoon region
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Droughts in Asian monsoon region
（Community, environment and disaster risk management, v. 8）
Emerald, 2011
1st ed
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Description and Table of Contents
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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 consecutive years of droughts are causing severe problems for the lives and livelihoods of the communities. The impacts are becoming increasingly more visible, and drawing the attention of policy makers and professionals from national and international levels. In this context, this book outlines the characteristics and challenges of the Asian monsoon drought and highlights innovative solutions and approaches undertaken in different parts of the region. A ready-reference for field practitioners it combines academic research and field practices, and builds on actual implementation experiences of drought risk reduction. Providing a thorough examination of the subject and region, chapters cover droughts in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. It concludes with an article on cross-cutting experiences and drought risk reduction in the Asian Monsoon Region.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors.
List of Editors.
Brief Introduction to the Series.
Brief Introduction to the Volume.
Preface.
Chapter 1 Overview and Characteristics of Asian Monsoon Drought.
Chapter 2 Socioeconomic Impact of Droughts in Bangladesh.
Chapter 3 Adaptation to Droughts in Cambodia.
Chapter 4 Drought, its Impacts and Management: Scenario in India.
Chapter 5 Overview of Droughts in Myanmar.
Chapter 6 Drought Risk Reduction in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.
Chapter 7 Thailand Drought Risk Management: Macro and Micro Strategies.
Chapter 8 Drought Risk Management in Vietnam.
Chapter 9 Proactive Drought Risk Reduction Approaches in the Asian Monsoon Region.
Droughts in Asian Monsoon Region.
Community, environment and disaster risk Management.
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