Introduction: Managing drought risk in a changing climate

CR Climate Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials CR 70:99-102 (2016) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01430 IntroductionManaging drought risk in a changing climate Donald A. Wilhite University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA *Corresponding author: dwilhite2@unl.edu ABSTRACT: There is an increasing concern worldwide regarding the ineffectiveness of current drought management practices that are based largely on crisis management. These practices are reactive and, therefore, only treat the symptoms (impacts) of drought rather than the underlying causes of the vulnerabilities associated with impacts. More effective drought management requires a shift in the paradigm from drought response to a drought risk management approach. KEY WORDS: Drought management · Drought risk reduction · Drought policy · Drought early warning systems Full text in pdf format NextCite this article as: Wilhite DA (2016) Managing drought risk in a changing climate. Clim Res 70:99-102. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01430 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in CR Vol. 70, No. 2-3. Online publication date: October 27, 2016 Print ISSN: 0936-577X; Online ISSN: 1616-1572 Copyright © 2016 Inter-Research.