Abstract
The semi-arid/arid US Southwest and Northwestern Mexico are experiencing severe droughts while at the same time having significant increases in their water demands. This paper evaluates the demand and the efforts to manage water resources under drought conditions. Innovative water resources management techniques need to be implemented to address this scarcity which is aggravated under drought conditions. This paper also presents an application of a new drought index (Gonzalez and Valdes, 2006ab) in characterizing the spatial and temporal variability of droughts and its use in water resources management, particularly multi-reservoirs.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards |
| Publisher | WITPress |
| Pages | 445-453 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Volume | 99 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1845640489, 9781845640484 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2006 |
| Event | 1st International Conference on the Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards, RAVAGE OF THE PLANET 2006, RAV06 - Bariloche, Argentina Duration: Dec 12 2006 → Dec 14 2006 |
Other
| Other | 1st International Conference on the Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards, RAVAGE OF THE PLANET 2006, RAV06 |
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| Country/Territory | Argentina |
| City | Bariloche |
| Period | 12/12/06 → 12/14/06 |
Keywords
- Droughts
- Northern Mexico
- Semi-arid regions
- US Southwest
- Water resources management
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science