Drought indices supporting drought management in transboundary watersheds subject to climate alterations

• Published in: Water policy Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 865 - 886
• Main Authors: Al-Faraj, Furat A. M., Scholz, Miklas, Tigkas, Dimitris, Boni, Martino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford IWA Publishing 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Basins; Change agents; Climate change; Components; Decision makers; Drought; Drought index; Emergency management; Emergency preparedness; Emergency response; Environmental risk; Governance; Human influences; Indexes; Natural disasters; Planning; Policies; Precipitation; Prone; Risk management; River basins; Rivers; Standardized precipitation index; Symptoms; Transboundary waters; Trends; Vulnerability; Water resources management; Water shortages; Watersheds; Iran; Turkey

There is growing concern in Iraq about the inefficiency of reactive drought management practices. Corresponding actions are largely characterized as emergency-based responses that treat the symptoms of drought rather than consider the vulnerability components associated with impacts. The Diyala wate...