Nepal is exposed to various kinds of natural and human induced disasters. From long past,
rapid onset disasters such as floods, landslides, hailstorms, insect infestation and animal …

The focus of this paper is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the distributional
impacts of disaster, especially the impact of drought on land and income, through a …

Drought is a many faceted natural disaster that leads to serious socioeconomic impacts
particularly affecting agricultural production and water supplies. There are two distinct …

Nepal occupies an area of 147,181 square kilometers including both the high Himalayas to
the north and plain lands to the south. Within this geography, Nepal is highly prone to …

Disaster is an event, natural or man-made, sudden or progressive, which impacts with
sudden severity that the affected community has to respond by taking exceptional measures …

Drought is a common widespread natural disaster. Almost one half of the countries of the
world are situated in drought risk areas in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South …

Drought is unique among all the other environmental hazards. Its uniqueness is in terms of
the length of time between the first indications that a drought is developing and the point at …

Drought is one of the important natural disasters which lead to maximum severity to human
among all others. The vulnerability increases with the resource poor nature of developing …

(論文内容の要旨) The drought risk arises from climate change causing sufferings to
hundreds of millions of people. Rising pressures of drought risk, caused through the impacts …

Madhya Pradesh, the central State of India, is susceptible to drought risks due to its unique
geophysical characteristics and vulnerable eco-system. The State predominantly depends …