Management of Drought Risk and Integrated Water Resources

Description

A drought, sometimes known as a drouth, is a natural calamity that occurs when there is below-average precipitation in a specific area, leading to protracted shortages of water supplies, whether atmospheric, surface, or groundwater. A drought may be declared after only 15 days or linger for months or even years. The ecosystem and agriculture of the impacted area may suffer significantly, and the local economy may also suffer. The likelihood of establishing a drought and subsequent bushfires is considerably increased during the annual dry seasons in the tropics. Heat waves can worsen drought conditions by accelerating water vapour's evaporation. All climatic regimes experience drought, which is often classified by its extent in space, intensity, and length. When rainfall is below the statistical multi-year normal for a location over an extended period of a season, year, or even more, drought conditions develop. An array of concepts are offered by integrated water resources management to assist us in managing water more comprehensively. However, over time, these concepts have become more concrete in what is now known as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the capital, with definite prescriptive principles whose application is frequently aided by donor financing and lobbying on a global scale. IWRM is now seen as a means in and of itself, undermining operational water management systems in some instances, delaying the need for water reform in others, and serving as a cover for other objectives. Critically, the current IWRM monopoly in the discourse on global water management is stifling alternative ideas for practical solutions to the current water crises. Researchers, planners, and development professionals will find the book very helpful.