Vulnerability
and Adaptation
to Drought
Energy, Ecology, and the Environment Series
ISSN 1919-7144 (Print) ISSN 1925-2935 (Online)
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No. 9 · Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought: The Canadian Prairies and South America
Edited by Harry Diaz, Margot Hurlbert, and Jim Warren
© 2016 Harry Diaz, Margot Hurlbert, and Jim Warren
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Vulnerability and adaptation to drought : the Canadian prairies and South
America / edited by Harry Diaz, Margot Hurlbert, and Jim Warren.
(Energy, ecology, and the environment series, ISSN 1919-7144 ; no. 9)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-55238-819-8 (paperback).–ISBN 978-1-55238-821-1 (pdf).–
ISBN 978-1-55238-820-4 (open access pdf).–ISBN 978-1-55238-822-8 (epub).–
ISBN 978-1-55238-823-5 (mobi)
1. Droughts–Prairie Provinces. 2. Droughts–South America. 3. Drought
management–Prairie Provinces. 4. Drought management–South America.
I. Diaz, Harry P., author, editor II. Hurlbert, Margot Ann, 1964-, author,
editor III. Warren, Jim W. (Jim William), author, editor IV. Series: Energy,
ecology, and the environment series ; no. 9
QC929.28.C32P72 2016 363.34’929709712 C2016-901975-6
C2016-901976-4
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This book was completed with the generous support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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Contents
Introduction
Authors: Harry Diaz, Margot Hurlbert, and Jim Warren
PART 1: FRAMING THE BOOK
Chapter 1: Drought and Vulnerability: A Conceptual Approach
Authors: Johanna Wandel, Harry Diaz, Jim Warren, Monica Hadarits, Margot Hurlbert, and Jeremy Pittman
PART 2: PAST AND FUTURE DROUGHT:
LESSONS FROM CLIMATE SCIENCE
Chapter 2: Canadian Prairies Drought from a Paleoclimate Perspective
Authors: David Sauchyn and Samantha Kerr
Chapter 3: Future Possible Droughts
Authors: Elaine Wheaton, David Sauchyn, and Barrie Bonsal
PART 3: DEALING WITH PRAIRIE DROUGHTS:
CRISES AND ADAPTIVE RESPONSES
Chapter 4: The Impacts of the 2001–2 Drought in Rural Alberta and Saskatchewan, and Canada
Authors: Suren Kulshreshtha, Elaine Wheaton, and Virginia Wittrock
Chapter 5: The “Min Till” Revolution and the Culture of Innovation
Author: Jim Warren
Chapter 6: The Troubled State of Irrigation in Southwestern Saskatchewan: The Effects of Climate Variability and Government Offloading on a Vulnerable Community
Author: Jim Warren
Chapter 7: Gendering Change: Canadian Farm Women Respond to Drought
Authors: Amber J. Fletcher and Erin Knuttila
PART 4: GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS FOR PRAIRIE DROUGHT AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Chapter 8: Drought and Public Policy in the Palliser Triangle: The Historical Perspective
Author: Gregory P. Marchildon
Chapter 9: The Governance of Droughts
Author: Margot Hurlbert
Chapter 10: Water Governance in the Prairie Provinces
Author: Margot Hurlbert
PART 5: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DROUGHT
Chapter 11: Values Analysis as a Decision Support Tool to Manage Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought
Authors: Darrell R. Corkal, Bruce Morito, and Alejandro Rojas
Chapter 12: Bridging Knowledge Systems for Drought Preparedness: A Case Study from the Swift Current Creek Watershed (Canada)
Authors: Jeremy Pittman, Darrell R. Corkal, Monica Hadarits, Tom Harrison, Margot Hurlbert, and Arlene Unvoas
PART 6: LEARNING FROM OTHER EXPERIENCES
Chapter 13: Drought Risks and Opportunities in the Chilean Grape and Wine Industry: A Case Study of the Maule Region
Authors: Monica Hadarits, Paula Santibáñez, and Jeremy Pittman
Chapter 14: Drought in the Oasis of Central Western Argentina
Authors: Elma Montaña and José Armando Boninsegna
PART 7: CONCLUDING REMARKS
Conclusion
Authors: Margot Hurlbert, Harry Diaz, and Jim Warren