A5024854227- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Climate variability and models
- Water resources management and optimization
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Risk Perception and Management
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2013-2024
Technical University of Munich
2022
Dordt University
2022
École Nationale Forestière d'Ingénieurs
2022
University of Arizona
2013
Drought indicators are proliferating, but with little consideration of which most meaningful for describing drought impacts. A number recent reviews compare different indicators, none assess actually used in the many operational monitoring and early warning efforts, why they were selected, or whether have been 'ground-truthed,' i.e., compared information representing local conditions and/or Also lacking is a comprehensive assessment state To help fill this gap, we combine review impacts...
ABSTRACT: Severe drought is a recurring problem for the United States, as illustrated by widespread economic, social, and environmental impacts. Recent episodes conditions in 1996, 1998, 1999 emphasized this vulnerability need more proactive, risk management approach to that would place greater emphasis on preparedness planning mitigation actions. Drought has become principal tool of states other levels government improve their response droughts. For example, since 1982, number with plans...
Drought events across the United States since 1995 illustrate country's continuing vulnerability to drought. Officials are beginning recognize need for enhanced mitigation actions reduce increasing economic, environmental, and social impacts of droughts. One way better understand a region's drought identify appropriate take is conduct risk analysis. However, can be confusing concept many planners. For this reason, simplified, flexible framework conducting analysis presented. This based on...
Abstract As the climate in midwestern United States becomes increasingly variable because of global change, it is critical to provide tools agricultural community ensure adaptability and profitability cropping systems. When used by farmers their advisors, decision support can reduce uncertainty risks planning, operation, management decisions farm enterprise. Agricultural advisors have historically played a key role providing information guidance these decisions. However, little known about...
Abstract When drought hits water-scarce regions, there are significant repercussions for food and water security, as well serious issues the stability of broader social environmental systems. To mitigate these effects, monitoring early warning systems aimed at detecting onset conditions can facilitate timely effective responses from government private sector stakeholders. This study uses multistage, participatory research methods across more than 135 interviews, focus groups, workshops to...
Abstract Reducing the impact of drought and famine remains a challenge in sub‐Saharan Africa despite ongoing relief assistance recent decades. This is because are primarily addressed through crisis management approach when disaster occurs, rather than stressing preparedness risk management. Moreover, planning food security efforts have been hampered by lack integrated monitoring tools, inadequate early warning systems (EWS), insufficient information flow within between levels government many...
Abstract Although agricultural production faces chronic stress associated with extreme precipitation events, high temperatures, drought, and shifts in climate conditions, adoption of information into decision making has been relatively limited. Agricultural advisors have shown to play important roles as intermediaries between scientists farmers, brokering, translating, adding value agronomic economic use management making. Yet little is known about the readiness different types weather help...
Abstract Social factors, such as farming methods, have an impact on farm vulnerability to drought, but received little research or policy attention. Some researchers and advocates argued that sustainable agriculture systems are less vulnerable climate risk than conventional because requires producers skills promoting adaptability. In this paper, we investigate producers’ perceptions the use of in reducing drought risk, what they believe would help them better adapt drought. We surveyed...
Abstract Many decadal climate prediction efforts have been initiated under phase 5 of the World Climate Research Programme Coupled Model Intercomparison Project. There is considerable ongoing discussion about model deficiencies, initialization techniques, and data requirements, but not much attention being given to information (DCI) needs stakeholders for decision support. Here, authors report results exploratory activities undertaken assess DCI in water resources agriculture sectors, using...
The Middle East and North Africa region experiences severe socioeconomic political impacts during droughts faces increasing drought risk in future climate projections. UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s Sendai Framework the International Drought Management Programme provide a global standard (a norm) to manage through natural hazard reduction approaches. We use participatory engagement evaluate whether norm diffusion has taken place four countries. Data were collected interviews, focus...
The Midwestern United States experienced a devastating drought in 2012, leading to reduced corn and soybean yields increased instances of pests disease. Climate change induced weather variability extremes are expected increase the future, have will continue impact agricultural sector. This study investigated how trade publications portrayed 2012 U.S. drought, whether climate was associated with these laid out transformative adaptation measures farmers could undertake order their adaptive...
Drought is an ambiguous concept. It often difficult to tell when you are in a drought because of its slow, protracted nature and lack news‐grabbing impacts—such as water inundating communities or buildings burning—associated with other natural disasters. equally track the effect on people, their livelihoods, environment ubiquitous role that plays our world. As result, we wait until midst crisis seek ad hoc solutions, which can be costly, inefficient, highly politicized.