About this title
FAO guide consolidating knowledge on the origins and agricultural impacts of sand and dust storms and on practical mitigation, adaptation and risk-management measures. Draws on case studies from Algeria, China, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Mongolia and is aimed at farmers, herders, local administrators and national policymakers.
Intended audience
- agricultural policymakers
- disaster risk managers
- extension and land-use practitioners
- dryland researchers
Subject classification
- Agricultural Policy
- Dryland Management
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Environmental Science
Scope
- origins of sand and dust storms
- agricultural sources and impacts
- conservation agriculture and soil protection
- policy and risk management
- country case studies
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Sand and Dust Storms: A Guide to Mitigation, Adaptation, Policy and Risk Management Measures in Agriculture
- Year
- 2023
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Catalogue authors
- Nick Middleton