TY - CHAP
T1 - Introduction
T2 - From Disaster Response to Risk Management
AU - Botterill, Linda Courtenay
AU - Wilhite, Donald A.
PY - 2005/1/1
Y1 - 2005/1/1
N2 - Australia’s attempt at a national drought policy in the early 1990s and its experiences with this policy over the past decade have intrigued the international scientific and policy communities. Few nations have made much progress on a national policy but it is now being widely discussed by many countries and promoted by United Nations agencies, international development organizations, development banks, and others. For example, under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), countries are encouraged to develop national action programs to combat the effects of desertification and drought. There are also many other national, regional, and global initiatives to promote the need for greater levels of drought preparedness and to formulate national drought policies. The experiences of Australia represent valuable lessons to many countries, developed and developing alike, on the opportunities and challenges of a national drought policy and preparedness strategy. Documenting the policy development process and the lessons learned at each step in the process will benefit all nations that choose to follow this course of action.
AB - Australia’s attempt at a national drought policy in the early 1990s and its experiences with this policy over the past decade have intrigued the international scientific and policy communities. Few nations have made much progress on a national policy but it is now being widely discussed by many countries and promoted by United Nations agencies, international development organizations, development banks, and others. For example, under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), countries are encouraged to develop national action programs to combat the effects of desertification and drought. There are also many other national, regional, and global initiatives to promote the need for greater levels of drought preparedness and to formulate national drought policies. The experiences of Australia represent valuable lessons to many countries, developed and developing alike, on the opportunities and challenges of a national drought policy and preparedness strategy. Documenting the policy development process and the lessons learned at each step in the process will benefit all nations that choose to follow this course of action.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028325095&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_1
DO - 10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_1
M3 - Foreword/postscript
AN - SCOPUS:85028325095
SN - 9781402031236
VL - 22
T3 - Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
SP - 1
EP - 4
BT - From Disaster Response to Risk Management
A2 - Botterill, Linda Courtenay
A2 - Wilhite, Donald A.
PB - Springer
CY - Netherlands
ER -