Droughts in Asian Monsoon Region

by Huy Nguyn and Rajib Shaw

Drought is a slow-onset disaster. The impacts are invisible and are often reflected as a complex socio-economic phenomenon. Due to changes in the climatic conditions droughts are increasingly occurring in non-traditional drought prone areas. The Asian monsoon region is one of these areas where consecutive years of droughts are causing severe problems for the lives and livelihoods of the communities. The impacts are becoming increasingly more visible,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857248634
• ISBN13: 9780857248633
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"