Climate hazards in drylands: A review

Middleton, M.J. and Sternberg, T. (2013) Climate hazards in drylands: A review. Earth-Science Reviews, 126. pp. 48-57.

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Abstract

Virtually all types of natural hazard occur in drylands, but climate hazards assume a greater relative importance in these highly dynamic environments. Here, we present a review of climate hazards research with a specifically drylands focus, distinguishing between hazards that are a direct manifestation of atmospheric processes and those that are indirectly driven by atmospheric conditions. About a billion poor rural inhabitants of drylands whose livelihoods are directly dependent on the physical environment face particularly high levels of risk from climate hazards, some of which are widely predicted to become more frequent, more widespread and/or more intense with climate change in many parts of the world during the twenty-first century. Recognising the particular characteristics of these hazards is an essential precursor to the development of dryland-centred policy options that can help mitigation and preparedness strategies and hence improve the well-being of dryland populations.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Drylands; Climate hazards; Poverty; Climate change
Author Affiliation: School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QY Oxford, England, UK
Subjects: Atmosperic Science > Climatology
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 30 Aug 2013 09:53
Last Modified: 30 Aug 2013 09:53
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.07.008
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11609

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