Droughts in Asian monsoon region / edited by Rajib Shaw, Huy Nguyen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shaw, Rajib.

Nguyẽ̂n, Huy.

Series:

Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 8.

Community, environment and disaster risk management, 2040-7262 ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Droughts--Asia.

Droughts.

Droughts--Economic aspects--Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley [England] : Emerald Group Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 consecutive years of droughts are causing severe problems for the lives and livelihoods of the communities. The impacts are becoming increasingly more visible, and drawing the attention of policy makers and professionals from national and international levels. In this context, this book outlines the characteristics and challenges of the Asian monsoon drought and highlights innovative solutions and approaches undertaken in different parts of the region. A ready-reference for field practitioners it combines academic research and field practices, and builds on actual implementation experiences of drought risk reduction. Providing a thorough examination of the subject and region, chapters cover droughts in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. It concludes with an article on cross-cutting experiences and drought risk reduction in the Asian Monsoon Region.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9786613354693

9781283354691

1283354691

9780857248640

0857248642

OCLC:

769342560