European Union policy for improving drought preparedness and mitigation

Water International

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-450

  Rossi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drought and water scarcity; Drought monitoring; Drought preparedness measures; European Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953502795     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060903374418     Document Type: Article

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