Climate change adaptation implications for drought risk mitigation: A perspective for India

Climatic Change

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-130

  Prabhakar, S V R K ^a   Shaw, Rajib ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; RAIN; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DROUGHT MONITORING; DROUGHT RISK MITIGATION; MONSOONS; POLICY LEVEL PLANNING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 42149167355     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-007-9330-8     Document Type: Review

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