Coping with Drought Risk in Agriculture and Water Supply Systems: Drought Management and Policy Development in the Mediterranean

Description

Today drought causes severe social problems and receives broad attention from the international scientific and policy communities. Drought management in the Mediterranean region exemplifies many other drought-prone regions with rapidly expanding populations that are placing increased pressure on already limited water supplies. The experiences in the development and implementation of drought management plans in the Mediterranean highlight the success and challenges of coping with drought for societies with different vulnerabilities. Based on these experiences and the current methods for evaluating risk, the book synthesises guidelines for drought management that can be applied to other regions. Coping with Drought Risk in Agriculture and Water Supply Systems addresses the growing issue of drought preparedness planning, monitoring, and mitigation which has worldwide application. The book collates considerable information from diverse disciplines. The information is presented to appeal to a broad scientific and policy audience seeking to develop proactive drought management plans effective for decreasing social vulnerability. This book has been written within the framework of the MEDROPLAN (Mediterranean Drought Preparedness and MItigation Planning) Project, co-funded by the European Union through the Euro-Mediterranean Regional Programme for Local Water Management (MEDA Water) and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza - CIHEAM (Spain; Coordinator), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), University of Cyprus (Cyprus), National Technical University of Athens (Greece), University of Catania (Italy), Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hasan II (Morocco), Canal de Isabel II (Spain), Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo (Spain), Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo (Spain) and Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Environnement et des Ressources Hydrauliques (Tunisia). Audience: This book will be of interest to agricultural, water and land managers; policy-makers; researchers in natural hazards and risk management; graduate students in natural hazards, agricultural and water management, rural planning, policy development, and social development. Front Matter....Pages I-XVII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Drought Monitoring as a Component of Drought Preparedness Planning....Pages 3-19 Soft Law Principles for Improving Drought Management in Mediterranean Countries....Pages 21-35 A Checklist for Drought Policy Development....Pages 37-41 An Environmental Focus on Drought: The Water Framework Directive....Pages 43-54 Guidelines to Develop Drought Management Plans....Pages 55-65 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 Drought Characterisation in the Mediterranean....Pages 69-80 A Paradigm for Applying Risk and Hazard Concepts in Proactive Planning....Pages 81-91 Assessment of Drought Risk in Water Supply Systems....Pages 93-109 Mathematical Models for Reservoir Operation in Tunisia....Pages 111-132 Risk Management Instruments Supporting Drought Planning and Policy....Pages 133-151 Methods for Evaluating Social Vulnerability to Drought....Pages 153-159 Methods for Social Participation and Conflict Resolution....Pages 161-171 Front Matter....Pages 173-173 Development of Drought Management Plans in Spain....Pages 175-186 Characterizing Drought Risk in a Sicilian River Basin....Pages 187-219 The Role of Groundwater During Drought....Pages 221-241 Drought Severity Thresholds and Drought Management in Greece....Pages 243-256 Using and Testing Drought Indicators....Pages 257-272 Drought Management in the Urban Water Supply System of Canal de Isabel II, Spain....Pages 273-285 The Role of Non-Conventional and Lower Quality Water for the Satisfaction of the Domestic Needs in Drought Management Plans....Pages 287-297 Back Matter....Pages 299-320