Drought hazard and desertification management in the drylands of Southern Africa

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 75-87

  Msangi, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Desertification; Drought mitigation; Management; Southern Africa; Sub Sahelian Africa; UNCCD

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WEATHERING;

DRYLANDS; LAND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

DROUGHT;

DESERTIFICATION; DROUGHT; DRYLAND FARMING; LAND MANAGEMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

DESERTIFICATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); RANGELAND; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WILDLIFE;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 14944343776     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-004-4002-x     Document Type: Review

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