Climate change and drought

Citation

(2006), "Climate change and drought", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 15 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2006.07315eag.006

Climate change and drought

Climate change and drought

Global Drought Monitor

http://drought.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/drought.html

The Global Drought Monitor, an interactive site from the Benfield Hazard Research Centre, monitors drought intensity worldwide. It can be used to forewarn potential food, water, and heath problems and improve awareness of droughts and their impacts.

Agenda for climate action

www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-in-depth/all_reports/agenda_for_climate_action/

Agenda for Climate Action is the culmination of a two-year effort by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change to articulate a pragmatic course of action across all areas of the economy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the USA. It identifies broad and specific policies that combine recommendations on economy-wide mandatory emissions cuts, technology development, scientific research, energy supply, and adaptation with critical steps to be taken in key sectors.

Linking climate adaptation network

www.linkingclimateadaptation.org/

The goal of the Linking Climate Adaptation Network is to provide an accessible, useful, and vibrant forum for the exchange of research, policy, and experiences related to climate adaptation. This web site includes a climate adaptation topic guide, news and events, and moderated online discussions.

June 21, 2005, National Academies' Disasters Roundtable

www.nap.edu/catalog/11619.html

This report summarizes the June 21, 2005, National Academies' Disasters Roundtable: The Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster: Implications for US and Global Disaster Reduction and Preparedness. Participants considered implications of the disaster for implementing effective tsunami mitigation, detection, warning, and emergency response systems and multi-hazard mitigation and preparedness as well as US initiatives and how they are expected to tie into regional and global efforts.

Risk Management Solutions

www.rms.com/Publications/IndianOceanTsunamiReport.pdf

Managing Tsunami Risk in the Aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami by Risk Management Solutions provides an in-depth analysis of the global tsunami hazard and mitigating coastal risk.

US Geological Survey/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2006/3012/

This US Geological Survey/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fact sheet describes an effort to improve earthquake and tsunami monitoring along coasts of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean.