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<strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong><br />

Proceedings <strong>of</strong> a WMO Expert Meeting held in Murcia, Spain<br />

Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

Preface ...................................................................................................................................... vi<br />

<strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong>—An Overview<br />

1. Segura River Basin: Spanish Pilot River Basin Regarding Water<br />

Scarcity and <strong>Drought</strong>s<br />

M. A. Urrea Mallebrera, A. Mérida Abril, and S.G. García Galiano .................................... 2<br />

2. Quantification <strong>of</strong> <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> for Effective <strong>Drought</strong> Mitigation<br />

and Preparedness: Key Issues and Challenges<br />

Donald A. Wilhite .............................................................................................................. 13<br />

3. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong>—WMO Perspectives<br />

Mannava V.K. Sivakumar ................................................................................................. 22<br />

4. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong>: <strong>US</strong>DA Perspectives<br />

Raymond P. Motha .......................................................................................................... 35<br />

Page<br />

<strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in Current Use in Selected Countries: Strengths,<br />

Weaknesses, and Limitations<br />

5. Monitoring <strong>Drought</strong> Risks in India with Emphasis on <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong><br />

Jayanta Sarkar ................................................................................................................. 50<br />

6. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in Current Use in Brazil<br />

Paulo Cesar Sentelhas ..................................................................................................... 60<br />

7. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in Current Use in Australia:<br />

Strengths, Weaknesses, and Limitations<br />

Roger C. Stone ................................................................................................................ 72<br />

8. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in France and Europe: Strengths,<br />

Weaknesses, and Limitations<br />

Emmanuel Cloppet ........................................................................................................... 83<br />

9. <strong>Drought</strong> Monitoring in Spain<br />

Antonio Mestre and Jose Luis Camacho .......................................................................... 95<br />

10. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in the Greater Horn <strong>of</strong> Africa (GHA) Countries<br />

P.A. Omondi ................................................................................................................... 106<br />

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