THE HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON NATIONAL DROUGHT POLICY

[...]the economic, social, and environmental impacts of droughts have increased significantly worldwide. [...]the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natio...

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Published inBulletin of the American Meteorological Society Vol. 95; no. 4; pp. ES85 - ES88
Main Authors Sivakumar, M. V. K., Wilhite, Donald A., Pulwarty, Roger S., Stefanski, Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston American Meteorological Society 01.04.2014
Subjects
Agricultural management
Climate change policy
Development banks
Drought
Emergency preparedness
Environmental policy
Feeds
Government
International community
International cooperation
Livestock
Management policies
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Meteorology
Science
United States environmental policy
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Summary:[...]the economic, social, and environmental impacts of droughts have increased significantly worldwide. [...]the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with a number of United Nations (UN) agencies and in- ternational and regional organizations, convened the High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP).
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00159.1