Drought in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

<p>1. Introduction</p><p> </p><p>PART I: Agronomy, Irrigation Technology, and Water Supply</p><p> </p><p>2. Adapting Irrigated Agriculture to Drought in the San Joaquin Valley of California <br><br></p><p>3. Impact of Drought on Adelaide’s Water Supply System: Past, Present and Future<br><br></p><p>4. Living with Drought in the Irrigated Agriculture of the Ebro Basin (Spain): Structural and Water Management Actions<br><br></p><p>5. Irrigation and Drought in a Southern Australian Climate that is Arid, Variable, and Changing<br><br></p><p>6. Irrigation Associations Coping with Drought: The Case of Four Irrigation Districts in Eastern Spain<br><br></p><p>7. Crop Choices with Limiting Water Supplies: Deficit Irrigation and Sensitive Crop Growth Stages<br><br></p><p>8. Drought Adaptation Measures and Risk Tolerance of Commercial, Small-Scale and Subsistence Maize Farmers in the Free State and Northwest Province of South Africa<br><br></p><p>PART II: Ecological Impacts of Drought</p><p> </p><p>9. Impacts of Water Scarcity and Drought on Iberian Aquatic Ecosystems<br><br></p><p>10. Ecological Responses and Interactions with Drought in the Southwestern United States<br><br></p><p>11. Agriculture, Water Mismanagement and Ecosystem Transformations in the Cuatrociénegas Valley in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico<br></p><p>12. The Murray-Darling Basin:  Ecosystem Response to Drought and Climate Change</p><p> </p><p>PART III: Hydrology and Water Resource Systems</p><p> </p><p>13. Drought Planning and Management in the Júcar River Basin, Spain<br><br></p><p>14. Drought as a Catalyst for Change: A Case Study of the Steenkoppies Dolomitic Aquifer<br><br></p><p>15. Evaluation of Groundwater Flow System Functioning in Mexico to Reduce Drought Impacts</p><p> </p><p>16. Drought and Climate Change in the Murray-Darling Basin: A Hydrological Perspective<br><br></p><p>17. Climate Change Impacts on California’s Water Resources<br><br></p><p>PART IV: Economic Considerations and Drought</p><p> </p><p>18. Water Scarcity and Droughts in Spain: Impacts and Policy Measures<br><br></p><p>19. Modeling Economic-Engineering Responses to Drought – The California Case<br><br></p><p>20. Principles for Economically Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Water Markets: The Australian Experience<br><br></p><p>21. Drought Management Strategies in South Africa and the Potential for Economic Policy Instruments<br><br></p><p>PART V: Water Management and Policy</p><p> </p><p>22. Some Considerations Regarding Water Management in Mexico:  Towards an Integrated Management System<br><br></p><p>23. Water Scarcity and Drought Management in the Ebro Basin</p><p> </p><p>24. Responding to Extreme Drought in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia<br><br></p><p>25. Potential Political Impacts in Southern California of Drought-Related Water Availability and Rate Increases<br><br></p><p>26. Drought and its Role in Shaping Water Policy in Australia<br><br></p><p>PART VI: Conclusion</p><p> </p>27. Summaries and Considerations