Drought: Research and Science-Policy Interfacing

Drought: Research and Science-Policy Interfacing

Author: Joaquin Andreu

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 1315687224

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Droughts occur in arid and semi-arid areas of the world, but also in humid areas, and can develop over short periods (flash drought) or longer periods (seasons/decades). Even though progress has been made, it remains difficult to adequately characterize, monitor, forecast and manage droughts, due to their multi-faceted nature.Usually, drought does