Drought characteristics and management in North Africa and the Near East

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Drought characteristics and management in North Africa and the Near East is written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9251306834 (ISBN 10) and 9789251306833 (ISBN 13).

The report assesses the occurrence and impacts of drought, the current policies underlying drought management as well as the mitigation measures and responses adopted in the Near East and North Africa region, with a focus on the Agriculture Sector. It is the third of a series of similar studies carried out in different regions and countries of the world, with the objective of shedding light on drought effects, sensitizing policy-makers for the much needed paradigm shift to pro-active drought management planning and providing guidance for the development of such policies. The studies are carried out by FAO, in collaboration with the Water for Food Institute, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, as a direct contribution to FAO's Strategic Objective "increasing the resilience of livelihoods to disasters" and Strategic Objective "make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable".