In this Section:

	Background
	Project Overview
	Project Components:
	Physical Characteristics
	Social Vulnerability
	Impacts
	Monitoring
	References
	Related Links
	Contacts

Colorado River near Lake Powell in March 2002 (top) and March 2003 (bottom).
Credit: John Dohrenwend

Research and Products:
Drought Planning and Mitigation

References

Bright, J., and J. Hervert. 2004. “Adult and fawn mortality in Sonoran pronghorn.” Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2004 (in press).

Redmond, K.T. 2002. “The depiction of drought: a commentary.” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 83(8):1143–1147.

Holechek, J.L., R. D. Pieper, and C. H. Herbal, 1998. Range Management: Principles and Practices. Third edition. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

National Drought Mitigation Center.“The Hydro-Illogical Cycle.” From “Planning for Drought” online, University of Lincoln-Nebraska: http://www.drought.unl.edu/plan/cycle.htm. Accessed April 19, 2004.

Sonnett, J., B. J. Morehouse, T. D. Finger, G. Garfin, and N. Rattray. 2005. Drought and declining reservoirs: Comparing media discourse in Arizona and New Mexico, 2002–2004. Global Environmental Change 16:95-113.

Jacobs, K. L., G. M. Garfin, and B. J. Morehouse. 2005. Climate science and drought planning: the Arizona Experience. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 41: 437-445.

Jacobs, K., and G. Garfin. 2004. Arizona’s drought planning: focusing on adaptation. Water Resources Impact 6(4):14-17.

Reports to the Arizona Drought Task Force

Downey, S. 2004. Drought Mitigation and Adaptation: Discussions with State Drought Planners. A report to the Arizona Drought Task Force, 2004.

Simpson, S. L. 2004. Impacts of drought on Arizona’s wildlife and in increasing urban human-wildlife conflicts: The confounded influence of ecology, animal behavior,and human societal values. A report to the Arizona Drought Task Force, 2004.

Gilbert, A. 2005. A Study of Potential Difficulties in Implementing the Governor’s Drought Preparedness Plan in the Little Colorado River Basin, Arizona. A report to the Arizona Drought Task Force, 2005. 
For more information on this topic read the lead article in the November 2005 CLIMAS Update.