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In 1992 Australia’s Commonwealth and State governments announced the introduction of a National Drought Policy adopting an innovative risk management approach, which received broad support from Australia’s major political parties and the policy community. This trail-blazing attempt and the experiences with the development and implementation of this policy over the past decade have intrigued the international scientific and policy communities. The present book comprises an academically focused collection of papers, which the Editors hope will provide others moving in a similar direction with the benefit of experience. The work highlights the successes and challenges of a move from disaster to risk management in responding to drought. As such it will be a valuable and useful addition to the international literature on drought preparedness and response.

Droughts --- Risk management --- Government policy --- Insurance --- Management --- Drought --- Drouth --- Drouths --- Weather --- Environmental management. --- Environmental economics. --- Climatic changes. --- Environmental pollution. --- Human Geography. --- Environmental Management. --- Climate Change Management and Policy. --- Environmental Economics. --- Climate Change. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Anthropo-geography --- Anthropogeography --- Geographical distribution of humans --- Social geography --- Anthropology --- Geography --- Human ecology --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Economics --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Environmental aspects --- Economic aspects --- Climate change. --- Water pollution. --- Human geography. --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Global environmental change

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In 1992 Australia's Commonwealth and State governments announced the introduction of a National Drought Policy adopting an innovative risk management approach, which received broad support from Australia's major political parties and the policy community. This trail-blazing attempt and the experiences with the development and implementation of this policy over the past decade have intrigued the international scientific and policy communities. The present book comprises an academically focused collection of papers, which the Editors hope will provide others moving in a similar direction with the benefit of experience. The work highlights the successes and challenges of a move from disaster to risk management in responding to drought. As such it will be a valuable and useful addition to the international literature on drought preparedness and response.

Economics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Water supply. Water treatment. Water pollution --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Social geography --- sociale analyse --- economie --- waterverontreiniging --- milieubeleid --- milieuzorg --- geografie --- klimaatverandering --- Australia

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Today drought causes severe social problems and receives broad attention from the international scientific and policy communities. Drought management in the Mediterranean region exemplifies many other drought-prone regions with rapidly expanding populations that are placing increased pressure on already limited water supplies. The experiences in the development and implementation of drought management plans in the Mediterranean highlight the success and challenges of coping with drought for societies with different vulnerabilities. Based on these experiences and the current methods for evaluating risk, the book synthesises guidelines for drought management that can be applied to other regions. Coping with Drought Risk in Agriculture and Water Supply Systems addresses the growing issue of drought preparedness planning, monitoring, and mitigation which has worldwide application. The book collates considerable information from diverse disciplines. The information is presented to appeal to a broad scientific and policy audience seeking to develop proactive drought management plans effective for decreasing social vulnerability. This book has been written within the framework of the MEDROPLAN (Mediterranean Drought Preparedness and MItigation Planning) Project, co-funded by the European Union through the Euro-Mediterranean Regional Programme for Local Water Management (MEDA Water) and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza - CIHEAM (Spain; Coordinator), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), University of Cyprus (Cyprus), National Technical University of Athens (Greece), University of Catania (Italy), Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hasan II (Morocco), Canal de Isabel II (Spain), Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo (Spain), Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo (Spain) and Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Environnement et des Ressources Hydrauliques (Tunisia). Audience: This book will be of interest to agricultural, water and land managers; policy-makers; researchers in natural hazards and risk management; graduate students in natural hazards, agricultural and water management, rural planning, policy development, and social development.

ecotoxicologie --- General ecology and biosociology --- Toxicology --- klimaatveranderingen --- Social geography --- Water supply. Water treatment. Water pollution --- milieubeleid --- klimatologie --- meteorologie --- Environmental planning --- Meteorology. Climatology --- waterverontreiniging --- ruimtelijke ordening --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Droughts --- Water-supply, Agricultural --- <4-015> --- 551.577.3 --- 628.11 --- 631.672 --- Agricultural water-supply --- Agriculture and water --- Water-supply, Rural --- Water in agriculture --- Drought --- Drouth --- Drouths --- Weather --- <4-015> Middellandse-Zeegebied --- Middellandse-Zeegebied --- 628.11 Water sources. Water catchment, collection --- Water sources. Water catchment, collection --- 551.577.3 Variations of precipitation. Frequencies. Excessive falls. Droughts --- Variations of precipitation. Frequencies. Excessive falls. Droughts --- 1Management --- Management --- Water supply

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Meteorology. Climatology --- General ecology and biosociology --- Toxicology --- Water supply. Water treatment. Water pollution --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Environmental planning --- Social geography --- ecotoxicologie --- ruimtelijke ordening --- farmacologie --- toxicologie --- waterverontreiniging --- milieubeleid --- klimatologie --- meteorologie --- klimaatverandering