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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 183-199Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.847710
Keywords
water management; agricultural losses; United States; drought; irrigation; impacts; central plains
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The record-setting 2011-2012 drought was the worst in the central regions of the United States since the 1930s. Short-term impacts included crop failures, job losses, water shortages, energy impacts, navigation problems and environmental losses. The event reinforced the need for water security and preparedness through */collective actions for mitigation and response. It showed that innovations in water management can improve resilience but cannot mitigate all risks; comprehensive water-management and emergency-preparedness solutions are needed, based on effective collaboration between institutions. The main lesson of this complex and significant drought is about the need to strengthen intergovernmental cooperation and policy responses.
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