Drought & water crises : science, techno logy & management issues, (Books in soils, plants & the environment, Vol. 107) Science, Technology, and Management Issues Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment Series

Today the world is facing a greater water crisis than ever. Droughts of lesser magnitude are resulting in greater impact. Even in years with normal precipitation, water shortages have become widespread in both developing and developed nations, in humid as well as arid climates. When faced with severe drought, governments become eager to act. Unfortunately, this eagerness usually wanes when precipitation returns to normal. This volume explains the complexities of drought and the role of science, technology, and management in resolving many of the issues associated with the world's expanding water crises. Contributors discuss a broad range of topics in attempting to answer these most pressing questions: How can we can improve planning tools and make mitigation tools more readily available and adaptable? How can we promote widespread adoption of new water-conserving technologies and encourage their use during non-drought periods? How can seasonal forecasts and early warning systems be made more reliable and expressed in ways to better meet the needs of end users? How can the drought-related policy experiences of some countries be systematically utilized to benefit others? This book collates considerable information from diverse disciplines with the goal of reducing societal vulnerability to drought. Featuring case studies and stressing new technologies, the book seeks to encourage nations to adopt a more risk-based, proactive policy for water and drought management.

OVERVIEW
Drought as Hazard: Understanding the Natural and Social Context, Donald A. Wilhite and Margie Buchanan-Smith

DROUGHT AND WATER MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Challenge of Climate Prediction in Mitigating Drought Impacts, Neville Nicholls, Michael J. Coughlan, and Karl Monnik
Drought Monitoring: New Tools for the 21st Century, Michael J. Hayes, Mark Svoboda, Douglas Le Comte, Kelly T. Redmond, and Phil Pasteris
Drought Indicators and Triggers, Anne C. Steinemann, Michael J. Hayes, and Luiz F. N. Cavalcanti
Drought Preparedness Planning: Building Institutional Capacity, Donald A. Wilhite, Michael J. Hayes, and Cody L. Knutson
National Drought Policy: Lessons Learned from Australia, South Africa, and the United States, Donald A. Wilhite, Linda Botterill, and Karl Monnik
Managing Demand: Water Conservation as a Drought Mitigation Tool, Amy Vickers
The Role of Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation in Coping with Water Scarcity and Drought in the Dry Areas, Theib Y. Oweis
Drought, Climate Change, and Vulnerability: The Role of Science and Technology in a Multi-Scale, Multi-Stressor World, Colin Polsky and David W. Cash

CASE STUDIES IN DROUGHT AND WATER MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Hardest Working River: Drought and Critical Water Problems in the Colorado River Basin, Roger S. Pulwarty, Katherine L. Jacobs, and Randall M. Dole
Drought Risk Management in Canada-U.S. Transboundary Watersheds: Now and in the Future, Grace Koshida, Marianne Alden, Stewart J. Cohen, Robert A. Halliday, Linda D. Mortsch, Virginia Wittrock, and Abdel R. Maarouf
Drought and Water Management: Can China Meet Future Demand? Zhang Hai Lun, Ke Li Dan, and Zhang Shi Fa
A Role for Streamflow Forecasting in Managing Risk Associated with Drought and Other Water Crises, Susan Cuddy, Rebecca Letcher, Francis H. S. Chiew, Blaire E. Nancarrow, and Tony Jakeman
Droughts and Water Stress Situations in Spain, Manuel Menéndez Prieto

INTEGRATION AND CONCLUSIONS
Drought and Water Crises: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead, Donald A. Wilhite and Roger S. Pulwarty
Index

Scientists involved in drought and water management

Donald A. Wilhite