Drought Challenges: Livelihood Implications in Developing Countries

Drought challenges: Livelihood Implications in Developing Countries, Volume Two provides an understanding of the occurrence and impacts of droughts for developing countries and vulnerable sub-groups, such as women and pastoralists. It presents tools for assessing vulnerabilities, introduces individual policies to combat the effects of droughts, and highlights the importance of integrated multi-sectoral approaches and drought networks at various levels. Currently, there are few books on the market that address the growing need for knowledge on these cross-cutting issues. As drought can occur anywhere, the systemic connections between droughts and livelihoods are a key factor in development in many dryland and agriculturally-dependent nations. Connects the biophysical, social, economic, policy and institutional aspects of droughts across multiple regions in developing worldAnalyzes policy linkages between government agencies, public institutions, NGOs, the private sector and communitiesIncludes a discussion of gender dimensions of drought and its impactsPresents a multi-sectoral perspective, including the human dimensions of drought in developing countries INDICE: 1. Beyond Drought Early warning systems: what are the perspectives for policy? 2. Drought and the Gendered Livelihoods implications for smallholder farmers 3. Towards effective assessment and monitoring of vulnerability to drought: the case of ken river basin in India 4. The institutionalization of drought preparedness: The case of the USA: What are the lessons for Africa 5. The role of risk-based national drought policy in mitigating the impacts of droughts for small holder farmers 6. Achieving policy coherence for drought resilient food security in SSA - lessons from the Horn of Africa 7. Lessons from the El Nino Induced Drought for the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) 8. Drought, Migration, and conflict: What are the links and policy options? 9. Drought and the gender perspective: Evidence from Africa 10. The Role of Private Sector through Crop and Livestock Insurance schemes 11. Research and Policy implications

• ISBN: 978-0-12-814820-4
• Editorial: Elsevier Science
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés