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Drought Science and Indices: Drought Planning / Action Plans

 
 
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Agricultural Systems. 1998. Drought policy, assessment and declaration. Agricultural Systems [Special Issue. Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd.] 57, no. 3 (Jul): 231-488. (ref.www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/4/0/5/8/5/1/)

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada -- Lethbridge Research Centre. 2001. Planning ahead is key to fighting drought on the range. Lethbridge Research Centre Report -- Oct. 11, 2001. 2p. Lethbridge, AB: AAFC.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development, and Alberta Environment. 2002. Alberta Agricultural Drought Risk Management Plan. Edmonton, AB: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Technology and Innovation Branch.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development; Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, and Alberta Environment. 2002. Agriculture Drought Risk Management Plan for Alberta (ADRMP) -- Strategic Plan. Edmonton, AB: ARD. (Ref. www.agric.gov.ab.ca/agdisaster/plan.html [Accessed Sept. 24, 2002])

Bryceson, K. P. and D. H. White, Editors. 1994. Drought and decision support: Proceedings of a workshop. 63pp. Canberra, ACT: AFFA-BRS (Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry Australia. Bureau of Resource Sciences) Publications; Distributed by: Australian Government Publishing Service. (ref. http://www.affa.gov.au/ [Accessed March 6, 2002]).

Easterling, William E. 1993. Assessing the regional consequences of drought : Putting the MINK methodology to work on today's problems. Chapter 4 IN: Drought assessment, management, and planning: Theory and case studies. Editor Donald A.Wilhite. Pp. 49-64. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Feldhake, C. M. 1997. Development of a Forage Drought Index (FDI). Proceedings of the American Forage and Grassland Council, 1992. Vol.6: 106-110. Georgetown, TX: American Forage and Grassland Council.

Government of Alberta. 2002. " Government battles drought with risk management plan" -- News Release, May 22, 2002. Edmonton, AB. (Ref. www.gov.ab.ca/acn/200205/12390.html [Accessed May 22, 2002]).

Hubbard, Kenneth G. 1993. Monitoring regional drought conditions. Chapter 2 IN: Drought assessment, management, and planning: Theory and case studies. Editor Donald A.Wilhite. Pp.17-30. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Hunt, B. G. 1991. The Simulation and prediction of drought. Vegetatio [International Society for Vegetation Science. Den Haag: W. Junk] 91: 89-103.

Kienholz, Esther, and Environment Canada, Inland Waters Directorate, Canada Conservation and Protection, Western and Northern Region. 1990. The Role of data in drought planning and management; CONSERV 90, August 12-16, 1990, Phoenix, Arizona. Ottawa, ON: Environment Canada.

Kienholz, Esther, H. Naik, Hasu, James D. Rogers, and Environment Canada. Inland Waters Directorate, Conservation and Protection, Western and Northern Region. 1989. Planning for hydrologic drought: a Discussion of options. Report WPM-WNR-1989-03, 18pp. Regina, SK: Environment Canada, Inland Waters Directorate.

Leavitt, P.and G. Chen. 2001. Sustainable agriculture in Western Canada: Planning for droughts using the Past -- Prairie Drought Paleolimnology Project; a partnership of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), AgriFood Innovation Fund (AFIF), Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, and Agriculture and AgriFood Canada (AAFC). University of Regina, SK. (Ref. http://www.uregina.ca/biology/faculty/leavitt/drought/drought1.htm [Accessed May 10, 2002)].

South Carolina, [State] Drought Information Center. 2001. "South Carolina Drought Response Program - Drought pointers", and "Important drought-related sites and other information" (Ref.www.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sco/drought.html [Accessed June 18, 2002]).

State of Montana. 2001. The Montana Drought Response Plan -- 2001. (ref. www.nris.state.mt.us/wis/DroughtP.pdf )

Texas, Drought Preparedness Council. 2001. State [of Texas] Drought preparedness plan. Austin, TX: Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, Preparedness Section.

Texas, Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), and Turner Collie & Braden, Inc. 2000. Handbook for drought contingency planning for retail water suppliers [in Texas]; including Appendices A and C: Model Drought Contingency Plan [for Texas], and Appendix B: Drought Reference Manual. Austin, TX: Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, Preparedness Section. (Ref. www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/publications).

Texas, Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), Water Permits & Resource Management Division. 2001. A Drought Planning guide for public water systems in Texas, RG-226. Austin, TX: Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, Preparedness Section. [Ref. www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/publications).

Thomas, Larry. 1998. Work up a drought plan. Cattlemen, Management section, January 1998, Pp.36-37.

[U. S.] National Drought Mitigation Center, International Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2001. The Basics of drought planning: A 10-Step process. [Web site] Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska. (Ref. www.enso.unl.edu/ndmc/handbook/10step/process.htm [Accessed Feb.21, 2002].

———. 2001. "State drought plans". [Web links] University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (ref. www.enso.unl.edu/ndmc/mitigate/policy/states/statedox.htm www.enso.unl.edu/ndmc/mitigate/policy/states/statedox.htm [Accessed Feb.21, 2002].

———. 2002. "Drought Planners Directory -- Directory of Drought Contacts [in the U.S.]." (ref.www.enso.unl.edu/ndmc/directry/direct.htm www.enso.unl.edu/ndmc/directry/direct.htm [Accessed Mar.25, 2002].

Vogt, Jurgen V. and Francesca Somma. 2000. Drought and drought mitigation in Europe. Dordrecht and Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Weghorst, K. M. 1996. The Reclamation drought index: Guidelines and practical applications. 6p. Denver, CO: [State] Bureau of Reclamation.

Wilhite, Donald A. Editor. 1993. Drought assessment, management, and planning: Theory and case studies. 293pp. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Wilhite, Donald A. 1997a. Responding to drought: Common threads from the past, Visions for the future. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 33: 951-59.

———. 1997b. State action to mitigate drought: Lessons learned. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 33: 951-59.

Wilhite, Donald A. and International Drought Information Center. 1989. Planning for drought: a Process for state government - Executive Summary. IDIC Technical Report Series 90-1. Lincoln, NE: International Drought Information Center, University of Nebraska.

Wilhite, Donald A., Michael J. Hayes, Cody Knutson, and Kelly Helm-Smith. 2001. The Basics of drought planning: A 10-Step process. 14p. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska. (ref. www.drought.unl.edu/plan/handbook/process.htm ). [Accessed February 21, 2002].

Wilhite, Donald A., Deborah A. Wood, Kelly H. Smith, and International Drought Information Center. 1995. Planning for a sustainable future: the Case of the North American Great Plains, [Proceedings of the Symposium], May 8-10, 1995. Lincoln, NE: International Drought Information Center, Dept. of Agricultural Meteorology, University of Nebraska.

 
 
 
 
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