Droughts in Asian monsoon region

• Other Authors: Shaw, Rajib, Nguyên, Huy
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
• Series: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 8.
• Subjects: Droughts > Asia.; Droughts > Economic aspects > Asia.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780857248640
• ISSN: 2040-7262 ;
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xvi, 186 p.) : ill.

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...