Drought is a unique natural hazard which through its multi-faceted characteristics causes
damage to ecology and economy. Mitigation of drought requires a dedicated policy involving …

This report examines the scientific basis for the use of remotely sensed data, particularly
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), primarily for the assessment of land …

This study attempts to build nonstationary indices for assessing meteorological drought in
two different climate zones in India: the arid Saurashtra and Kutch and humid-tropical …

The future of the planet and of life on Earth is explored in Rachel Carson's book Silent
Spring, published in 1962, which begins with a 'fable for tomorrow', presenting the true story …

During the past half century, NDVI has been widely used for vegetation map** and
monitoring as well as in the assessment of land-cover and associated changes. This is …

Few researchers have incorporated climate change in drought indices calculations and
conducted comparative analyses of meteorological and hydrological droughts using non …

Mangrove forests cover coastal areas of the Kutch district in Gujarat, western India. The
inhabitants of this area, pastoralists known locally as Maldhari, have used these mangroves …

The purpose of the study was to establish the institutional factors influencing drought
mitigation process in Makueni County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following …

This paper reviews the existing policies, strategies and measures employed by different
countries in the world, the Government of India in general and in the State of Gujarat, in …

Based on the practice and experience of the LADA program, the choice of the GLADA
methodology as the standard method for global assessment of drylands is a good decision …