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| dc.title | Water in the Time of Drought: Lessons from Five Droughts around the World |
| dc.contributor.author | Cathala, Corinne |
| dc.contributor.author | Núñez, Anamaría |
| dc.contributor.author | Rios, Ana R. |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Communications Management Division |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Water and Sanitation Division |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Environment, Rural Development and Risk Management Division |
| dc.coverage | United States |
| dc.coverage | Brazil |
| dc.coverage | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-17T00:00:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2018-08-17T00:00:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | This policy brief examines these crises, explores successes and pitfalls in the response mechanisms, and extracts valuable lessons to assist decision makers in dealing with droughts, providing practical guidance in terms of urban planning and management. It will do so through a three-pronged approach: First, it describes the situation each utility and region faced while tackling the drought, as well as the measures they implemented to respond to that dire situation. Second, it will present some recommendations and lessons learned to build climate resilience in the future. Lastly, it will show how droughts may often be catalysts for new strategic measures and innovation that address water stress over the long term. |
| dc.format.extent | 53 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008515 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Water-in-the-time-of-drought-Lessons-from-five-droughts-around-the-world.pdf |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/El-agua-en-tiempos-de-sequía-Lecciones-de-cinco-sequías-alrededor-del-mundo.pdf |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Água-em-tempo-de-seca-Lições-de-cinco-secas-pelo-mundo.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.medium | Adobe PDF |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Drought |
| dc.subject | Water Management Policy |
| dc.subject.jelcode | Q25 - Water |
| dc.subject.jelcode | L95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities |
| dc.subject.jelcode | Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming |
| dc.subject.jelcode | Q53 - Air Pollution • Water Pollution • Noise • Hazardous Waste • Solid Waste • Recycling |
| dc.subject.keywords | climate change;mitigation;natural resources;water;drought;water resource management;watersecurity;water stress;adaptation;conservation;LatinAmerica and the Caribbean. |
| dc.type | Policy Briefs |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | Policy Briefs |