Drought in Brazil : proactive management and policy / edited by Erwin De Nys, L. Nathan Engle, Antônio Rocha Magalhães.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Nys, Erwin, editor.

Engle, Nathan, editor.

Magalhães, Antonio Rocha, editor.

CRC Press.

Cornelia Dodderer Fund.

Series:

Drought and water crises

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Droughts--Brazil, Northeast.

Droughts.

Water-supply.

Droughts--Government policy.

Drought management.

Northeast Brazil.

Drought management--Brazil, Northeast.

Droughts--Government policy--Northeast.

Water-supply--Brazil, Northeast.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As with many countries, droughts are often managed as a crisis in Brazil, rather than events for which officials and communities proactively prepare. Although droughts are not new to Brazil, the recent spate of droughts in the poverty stricken semi-arid Northeast and the industrial hub of São Paulo in the Southeast has forced the country to think more seriously about finally changing its drought policies and management approaches. The book is told through the perspectives of the ministers and secretaries, state policy and technical officials, civil society organizations, and development practitioners that helped to facilitate the shift in paradigm in Brazil from crisis management and towards proactive management of droughts. It is written in a style that is appealing to both technical and nontechnical audiences, and aims to provide a framework and lessons for other countries to consider when embarking upon similar efforts to improve their own drought policy and management systems. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Life and Drought in Brazil / Antônio Rocha Magalhaes Magalhaes, Antônio Rocha 1

2 Crisis, Opportunity, and Leadership / Eduardo Sávio P.R. Martins Martins, Eduardo Sávio P.R., Francisco José Coelho Teixeira Teixeira, Francisco José Coelho, João Gilberto Lotufo Conejo Conejo, João Gilberto Lotufo, José Machado Machado, José, Antonio Divino Moura Moura, Antonio Divino 19

3 A Framework and Convening Power / Erwin De Nys Nys, Erwin De, Nathan L. Engle Engle, Nathan L., Carmen Molejón Quintana Quintana, Carmen Molejón 27

4 The Technical and Institutional Case: The Northeast Drought Monitor as the Anchor and Facilitator of Collaboration / Eduardo Sávio P.R. Martins Martins, Eduardo Sávio P.R., Carmen Molejón Quintana Quintana, Carmen Molejón, Maria Assunçao F. Silva Dias Dias, Maria Assunçao F. Silva, Robson Franklin Vieira Silva Silva, Robson Franklin Vieira, Bruno Biazeto Biazeto, Bruno, Gisela Damm Forattini Forattini, Gisela Damm, Julia Cadaval Martins Martins, Julia Cadaval 37

5 Water Supply and Management Drought Preparedness Plans / Francisco de Assis de Souza Filho Filho, Francisco de Assis de Souza, Marcos Thadeu Abicalil Abicalil, Marcos Thadeu, Paula Pedreira de Freitas de Oliveira Oliveira, Paula Pedreira de Freitas de, Cybelle Frazão Costa Braga Braga, Cybelle Frazão Costa 49

6 Municipal Agricultural Drought Preparedness and Response Plan / Barbara Farinelli Farinelli, Barbara, Pablo Valdivia Valdivia, Pablo, Diego Arias Arias, Diego 67

7 Perspectives from the Outside: Contributions to the Drought Paradigm Shift in Brazil from Spain, Mexico, and the United States / Michael Hayes Hayes, Michael, Mario López Pérez Pérez, Mario López, Joaquín Andreu Andreu, Joaquín, Mark Svoboda Svoboda, Mark, Brian Fuchs Fuchs, Brian, Felipe Arreguín Cortés Cortés, Felipe Arreguín, Nathan L. Engle Engle, Nathan L. 81

8 Planning for the Next Drought and Paving the Path for Climate Change Resilience / Nathan L. Engle Engle, Nathan L., Erwin De Nys Nys, Erwin De, Antônio Rocha Magalhães Magalhães, Antônio Rocha, John Redwood III Redwood, John III 91

9 Voices of the People: Socioeconomic Implications of Drought in Northeast Brazil / Dorte Verner Verner, Dorte 97

10 Drought Impacts and Cost Analysis for Northeast Brazil / Paulo Bastos Bastos, Paulo 119

11 Northeast Drought Monitor: The Process / Eduanio Sávio P.R. Martins Martins, Eduanio Sávio P.R., Robson Franklin Vieira Silva Silva, Robson Franklin Vieira, Bruno Biazeto Biazeto, Bruno, Carmen Molejón Quintnna Quintnna, Carmen Molejón 143

12 Drought Preparedness Plans: Tools and Case Studies / Francisco de Assis de Souza Filho Filho, Francisco de Assis de Souza, Paula Pedrcira de Freitas de Oliveira Oliveira, Paula Pedrcira de Freitas de, Marcos Thadeu Abicalil Abicalil, Marcos Thadeu, Cybelle Frazão Costa Braga Braga, Cybelle Frazão Costa, Samíria Maria Oliveira da Silva Silva, Samíria Maria Oliveira da, Sandra Helena Silva de Aquino Aquino, Sandra Helena Silva de, Daniel Antonio Camelo Cid Cid, Daniel Antonio Camelo, Luiz Martins de Araújo júnior júnior, Luiz Martins de Araújo, Ana Cláudia Fernandes Medeiros Braga Braga, Ana Cláudia Fernandes Medeiros 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, FL Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Cornelia Dodderer Fund.

ISBN:

9781315367415

1315367416

Publisher Number:

99969496759

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.