Offering a cross-country examination and comparison of drought awareness and experience, this book shows how scientists, water managers, and policy makers appro

Water deficiency in many arid and semi-arid regions in Southern Europe is becoming a major constraint for economic welfare and sustainable regional development.

A large part of the global population lives in arid lands which have low rainfall and often lack the water required for sustainable population and economic grow

Remote Sensing of Drought: Innovative Monitoring Approaches presents emerging remote sensing-based tools and techniques that can be applied to operational droug

The semi-arid zones of the world are fragile ecosystems which are being sub stantially modified by the activities of mankind. Increasing human populations have