Drought Risk Management In South And South East Asia

Author : Indrajit Pal,Mihir Bhatt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9353885647

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Drought Risk Management in South and South-East Asia by Indrajit Pal,Mihir Bhatt Pdf

The geo-climatic conditions of South and South-East Asian countries are diverse and vulnerable to multiple natural hazards such as drought. Drought evolves over months or even years, affects a large spatial extent and causes enormous damages. Drought Risk Management in South and South-East Asia is a comprehensive reference on overall perspectives and scenarios on drought risk mitigation and management, based on researches and case studies from South and South-East Asian countries. Drought management is a complex area of work that requires active and continuous participation of the national, provincial and local governments, multiple ministries, and divisions. This book demonstrates the best practices of socio-economic and technological interventions to enhance drought risk management, which will help to develop plans and policies, and their implementation to reduce the impact of droughts. It also offers views of field practitioners on impacts of the interventions practised at the national, sub-national and local levels.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264123533

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OECD Studies on Water Managing Weather-Related Disasters in Southeast Asian Agriculture by OECD Pdf

Southeast Asia’s exposure to increasingly frequent and intense weather-related disasters is a growing concern for agricultural producers of the region. This study reviews policy approaches to droughts, floods and typhoons in Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam in an effort to ...

Author : OECD
Publisher : Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9264123520

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Managing Weather-related Disasters in Southeast Asian Agriculture by OECD Pdf

- Foreword - Acronyms - Executive summary - Overview and policy recommendations - Droughts, floods, tropical storms and Southeast Asian agriculture: Building the case for improved disaster risk management - High exposure to weather-related risks in ASEAN countries - Review of disaster risk management policies for agriculture in selected ASEAN countries

Author : Cenacchi, Nicola
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Drought risk reduction in agriculture by Cenacchi, Nicola Pdf

This report is a component of the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS)–-funded project “Impacts of Climate Extremes on Future Water and Food Security in South Asia and East Africa.” The goal of the project was to characterize extreme drought events, to improve on a methodology to assess the probability of these events in the future under climate change, to illustrate their impacts, and to provide suggestions on coping strategies. The present report sets the stage for the overall project by undertaking a review of the causes of vulnerability to drought in East Africa and the western Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of South Asia, and discussing the options to increase resilience to drought in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is a high-risk endeavor in both regions, due to a combination of recurrent droughts—which may intensify due to climate change—poor soil fertility, and a host of constraints faced by farmers, especially low access to input and output markets. These factors, combined with farmers’ high aversion to risk, stifle investments in agriculture, resulting in continuous underachieving production, low income, and persisting poverty.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789210040389

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Ready for the Dry Years -- Building Resilience to Drought in South-East Asia by United Nations Pdf

South-East Asia is regularly hit by droughts. Though starting slowly, droughts can have devastating cumulative impacts – striking hardest at the poor and heightening inequality, as well as degrading land and increasing the prospects of violent conflict. There will be many more dry years ahead, and the area affected by drought is likely to shift and expand. Ready for the Dry Years offers a clear analysis of this subject, assessing prospects for the decades ahead and highlighting the principal risks. Building resilience will be fundamental for the continued development of ASEAN countries. issued jointly by the ESCAP and ASEAN secretariats, the Report identifies the priorities for increasing resilience to drought and helping countries adapt. The primary audience of this report are policymakers in South-East Asia who are responsible for disaster risk reduction and development issues.

Author : Hirji, R.,Nicol, Alan,Davis, R.
Publisher : Washington, DC, USA: World Bank; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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South Asia climate change risks in water management by Hirji, R.,Nicol, Alan,Davis, R. Pdf

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211207878

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Ready for the Dry Years: Building Resilience to Drought in South-East Asia by United Nations Publications Pdf

South-East Asia is regularly hit by droughts. Though starting slowly, droughts can have devastating cumulative impacts - striking hardest at the poor and heightening inequality, as well as degrading land and increasing the prospects of violent conflict. There will be many more dry years ahead, and the area affected by drought is likely to shift and expand. Ready for the Dry Years offers a clear analysis of this subject, assessing prospects for the decades ahead and highlighting the principal risks. Building resilience will be fundamental for the continued development of ASEAN countries. issued jointly by the ESCAP and ASEAN secretariats, the Report identifies the priorities for increasing resilience to drought and helping countries adapt. The primary audience of this report are policymakers in South-East Asia who are responsible for disaster risk reduction and development issues.

Author : Xiaokai Li,Graeme Turner,Liping Jiang
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821395882

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Grow in Concert with Nature by Xiaokai Li,Graeme Turner,Liping Jiang Pdf

As countries develop, the demand for water increases while water supply becomes less certain and is often not enough to meet demand. In general, pressures from both environment and human activities can increase the likelihood of water scarcity. Such pressures include increased socio-economic development and population growth, change in people's diets, competition for available water among different user sectors and growing climate variability. Climate change is likely to exacerbate the existing demand and supply stresses, particularly when more frequent and extreme droughts and floods, as well as rising sea level are becoming more evident. In temperate, sub-temperate regions, less rainfall and longer dry seasons are expected. In tropical areas, rainfall is predicted to be similar or greater in terms of annual average volumes, more intense and severe storms and seasonal droughts (IPCC, 2007). These pressures will test the effectiveness of water resource management systems in providing a consistent and secure water supply for all users, with minimum externalities. This study will assess advances in management practices, institutional and technological innovations for managing water scarcity sustainably under a changing climate. This study of 'sustaining East Asia's water resources through Green Water Defense (GWD) is a sub-study of the 'towards GWD in East Asia' study and is complemented by another sub-study 'green water defense for flood risk management in East Asia' that focuses on flood management in delta regions.

Author : Richard Davis,Rafik Hirji,Alan Nicol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1255565480

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South Asia Climate Change Risks in Water Management by Richard Davis,Rafik Hirji,Alan Nicol Pdf

Water management is a key development challenge in South Asia. The region - one of the most densely-populated and climate-vulnerable parts of the world - has the world's fastest growing regional economy and the largest proportion of poorest people. With 23.7 percent of the global population, but only 4.6 percent of the world's renewable water resources, the management of water is a key development challenge for sustaining growth, livelihoods, and resilience. The key features of this challenge are ensuring a reliable supply of water for food, people, energy, and industry, and managing the consequences of extreme hydrological events. Climate change will compound this challenge; it will impact, though unevenly, water supply, demand and quality, and exacerbate extreme hydrological events.

Author : Neysa Setiadi,Jörn Birkmann,Philip Buckle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3939923435

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Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Case Studies from South and Southeast Asia by Neysa Setiadi,Jörn Birkmann,Philip Buckle Pdf

Author : Speed, Robert,Tickner, David,Lei Gang,Sayers, Paul,Wei Yu,Li Yuanyuan,Moncrieff, Catherine,Pegram, Guy,Li Jianqiang,Xu Xiangyu,Li Aihua,Qiu Bing
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231000942

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Drought risk management: a strategic approach by Speed, Robert,Tickner, David,Lei Gang,Sayers, Paul,Wei Yu,Li Yuanyuan,Moncrieff, Catherine,Pegram, Guy,Li Jianqiang,Xu Xiangyu,Li Aihua,Qiu Bing Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251096048

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Drought characteristics and management in Central Asia and Turkey by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The report assesses the occurrence and impacts of drought, the current policies underlying drought management as well as the mitigation measures and responses adopted in Central Asia and Turkey, with a focus on Agriculture Sector. It is part of a series of similar studies carried out in different regions and countries of the world, with the objective of shedding light on drought effects, sensitizing policy-makers for the much needed paradigm shift to pro-active drought management planning and providing guidance for the development of such policies. The studies are carried out by FAO, in collaboration with the Water for Food Institute, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, as a direct contribution to FAO's Strategic Objective "Increasing the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises".

Author : Linda C. Botterill,Donald A. Wilhite
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402031243

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From Disaster Response to Risk Management by Linda C. Botterill,Donald A. Wilhite Pdf

An academically focused collection of papers highlighting the successes and challenges of a move from disaster to risk management in responding to drought. The book passes on the experiences gained from Australia’s trail-blazing new policy, introduced in 1992.

Author : Ian Davis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317644873

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Disaster Risk Management in Asia and the Pacific by Ian Davis Pdf

This book uses two international frameworks—the Millennium Development Goals and the Hyogo Framework for Action, a program focused on disaster risk management—to study the key trends in the region in terms of disaster incidence, sources of vulnerability and social and economic challenges. As both frameworks draw to a close, international debate is taking place during the period 2012–2015 on their current progress. This book seeks to help readers understand the process better. The chapters are written by eight independent internationally based authors. Collectively, they have extensive regional experience in the areas of disaster risk management and climate change as well as working in academia, research, consultancy, the UN and international agencies, government and the NGO sector. The analysis presented benefits from their varied backgrounds in medicine, architecture, economics, engineering, planning, social studies, development studies and political science. Throughout the book, relevant examples, drawn from the region, are included to ‘earth’ the project in the harsh realities of risk and disaster impact.

Author : Yijia Jing,Jung-Sun Han,Keiichi Ogawa
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789813345867

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Risk Management in East Asia by Yijia Jing,Jung-Sun Han,Keiichi Ogawa Pdf

This book is a joint endeavour of the three partner universities to develop a book with in-depth and state-of-art analysis for the academic community of East Asia and the world. Past disasters, like the 2008 Great Sichuan Earthquake in China and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, saw good efforts of East Asian countries in helping each other. Such a trend has been further strengthened in these countries’ recent cooperation and mutual support in their fight against Covid-19 pandemic. While China, Japan, and South Korea are geographically and culturally contiguous and hence may share some characteristics in their risk management principles and practices, there may also be many significant differences due to their different socioeconomic and political systems. The commonalities and variances in East Asia risk management systems are also reflected by their recent responses to the Covid-19 challenges. While all three countries demonstrated overall success in controlling the epidemic, the measures taken by them were different. This research will be of interest to policymakers, scholars and economists.