The implementation of a drought policy based on the philosophy of risk reduction can alter a nation’s approach to drought management by reducing the associated impacts (risk). This was the idea that motivated the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with a number of UN agencies, international and regional organizations, and key national agencies, to organize the Highlevel Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP), which was held in Geneva from 11 to 15 March 2013. The theme of the HMNDP was ‘Reducing Societal Vulnerability – Helping Society (Communities and Sectors)’...
There is an increasing concern worldwide regarding the ineffectiveness of current drought management...
Droughts are known to be one of the most damaging and costly natural hazards as a result of their la...
Developing a national or provincial drought policy and plan is a complicated but essential first ste...
The implementation of a drought policy based on the philosophy of risk reduction can alter a nation’...
AbstractThere is increasing concern worldwide about the ineffectiveness of current drought managemen...
There is increasing concern worldwide about the ineffectiveness of current drought management practi...
The development and implementation of a drought policy is intended to alter a nation’s approach to d...
Drought is widely recognized as a slow creeping natural hazard that occurs as a consequence of the n...
Given worldwide experience with drought during the past several decades and the magnitude of associa...
Not Availablemany parts of the world, the approach to droughts is generally reactive and tends to fo...
Drought is a naturally occurring event that is associated with virtually all climatic regions. Given...
Drought is a complex, slow-onset phenomenon that affects more people than any other natural haz-ard ...
AbstractIn the past few decades it has become evident that the countries of Central and Eastern Euro...
Drought has had a significant impact on civilization throughout history in terms of reductions in ag...
Droughts are known to be one of the most damaging and costly natural hazards as a result of their la...
There is an increasing concern worldwide regarding the ineffectiveness of current drought management...
Droughts are known to be one of the most damaging and costly natural hazards as a result of their la...
Developing a national or provincial drought policy and plan is a complicated but essential first ste...
The implementation of a drought policy based on the philosophy of risk reduction can alter a nation’...
AbstractThere is increasing concern worldwide about the ineffectiveness of current drought managemen...
There is increasing concern worldwide about the ineffectiveness of current drought management practi...
The development and implementation of a drought policy is intended to alter a nation’s approach to d...
Drought is widely recognized as a slow creeping natural hazard that occurs as a consequence of the n...
Given worldwide experience with drought during the past several decades and the magnitude of associa...
Not Availablemany parts of the world, the approach to droughts is generally reactive and tends to fo...
Drought is a naturally occurring event that is associated with virtually all climatic regions. Given...
Drought is a complex, slow-onset phenomenon that affects more people than any other natural haz-ard ...
AbstractIn the past few decades it has become evident that the countries of Central and Eastern Euro...
Drought has had a significant impact on civilization throughout history in terms of reductions in ag...
Droughts are known to be one of the most damaging and costly natural hazards as a result of their la...
There is an increasing concern worldwide regarding the ineffectiveness of current drought management...
Droughts are known to be one of the most damaging and costly natural hazards as a result of their la...
Developing a national or provincial drought policy and plan is a complicated but essential first ste...