Drought risk management in Mediterranean river basins

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-16

  Iglesias, Ana ^a   Garrote, Luis ^a   Martín Carrasco, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basin management; Drought; Indicators; Risk evaluation; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; DROUGHT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; DISASTER PLANNING; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 66149100524     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2008-044.1     Document Type: Article

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