Integrated Drought Management, Volume 2: Forecasting, Monitoring, and Managing Risk

The  second volume of this comprehensive global perspective on Integrated  Drought Management is focused on drought modeling, meteorological  prediction, and the use of remote sensing in assessing, analyzing, and  monitoring drought. It discusses risk management, planning, policy, and  societal impacts of drought such as water pricing, water transfer, water  quality, and crop insurance. Through numerous case studies from India,  Iran, Brazil, the US, Nepal, and other countries that cover a broad  range of topics and geographical regions, this volume serves as a  valuable resource for all professionals, researchers, and academics who  want to advance their knowledge about droughts. 

Features

• Provides a global perspective on drought prediction and management and a synthesis of the recent state of knowledge. 
• Covers  a wide range of topics from essential concepts and advanced techniques  for forecasting and modeling drought to societal impacts, consequences,  and planning 
• Presents numerous case studies with different management approaches from different regions and countries. 
• Addresses  how climate change impacts drought, the increasing challenges  associated with managing drought, decision-making, and policy  implications. 
• Includes contributions from hundreds of experts from around the world.

Professionals,  researchers, academics, and postgraduate students with knowledge in  environmental sciences, ecology, agriculture, forestry, hydrology, water  resources engineering, and earth sciences, as well as those interested  in how climate change impacts drought management, will gain new insights  from the experts featured in this two-volume handbook.