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Droughts in Asian monsoon region /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shaw, Rajib, Nguyẽ̂n, Huy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Pub Ltd, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 8.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Overview and characteristics of Asian monsoon drought / Rajib Shaw, Huy Nguyen, Umma Habiba, Yukiko Takeuchi
  • Socioeconomic impact of droughts in Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi
  • Adaptation to droughts in Cambodia / Huy Nguyen, Rajib Shaw
  • Drought, its impacts and management : scenario in India / Jayanta Sarkar
  • Overview of droughts in Myanmar / U Than Myint, San Hla Thaw, Ye Ye Nyein
  • Drought risk reduction in the dry zone of Sri Lanka / Rekha Nianthi
  • Thailand drought risk management : macro and micro strategies / Porranee Thanapakpawin, Surajate Boonya-aroonnet, Aisawan Chankarn, Royol Chitradon, Anond Snidvongs
  • Drought risk management in Vietnam / Huy Nguyen, Rajib Shaw
  • Proactive drought risk reduction approaches in the Asian monsoon region / Rajib Shaw, Huy Nguyen, Umma Habiba, Yukiko Takeuchi.