Vulnerability of the region to socio-economic drought /
Of all natural hazards, drought affects the greatest number of people globally, with devastating impact. The vulnerability of communities to drought is dependent on a host of physical, social, environmental and economic characteristics. In recent years, owing to population growth, soil degradation,...
Автор-организации: | United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
New York :
United Nations,
2005.
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Серия: |
ESCWA water development report ;
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=158024 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Vulnerability of the region to socio-economic drought. |
Съдържание:
- Vulnerability of the ESCWA region to drought
- Conceptual framework
- Understanding socio-economic drought
- Assessing socio-economic drought in the ESCWA region : vulnerability
- Jordan
- The Syrian Arab Republic
- Yemen
- Preventing and mitigating socio-economic drought in the ESCWA region : summary and conclusions.