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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Other Authors Shaw, Rajib, Nguyên, Huy
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
SeriesCommunity, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 8.
Subjects
Droughts > Asia.
Droughts > Economic aspects > Asia.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780857248640
ISSN2040-7262 ;
DOI10.1108/S2040-7262(2011)8
Physical Description1 online resource (xvi, 186 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Overview and characteristics of Asian monsoon drought / Rajib Shaw, Huy Nguyen, Umma Habiba, Yukiko Takeuchi
  • ch. 2. Socioeconomic impact of droughts in Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi
  • ch. 3. Adaptation to droughts in Cambodia / Huy Nguyen, Rajib Shaw
  • ch. 4. Drought, its impacts and management : scenario in India / Jayanta Sarkar
  • ch. 5. Overview of droughts in Myanmar / U Than Myint, San Hla Thaw, Ye Ye Nyein
  • ch. 6. Drought risk reduction in the dry zone of Sri Lanka / Rekha Nianthi
  • ch. 7. Thailand drought risk management : macro and micro strategies / Porranee Thanapakpawin, Surajate Boonya-aroonnet, Aisawan Chankarn, Royol Chitradon, Anond Snidvongs
  • ch. 8. Drought risk management in Vietnam / Huy Nguyen, Rajib Shaw
  • ch. 9. Proactive drought risk reduction approaches in the Asian monsoon region / Rajib Shaw, Huy Nguyen, Umma Habiba, Yukiko Takeuchi.

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