Drought and human adjustment in Saudi Arabia |
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| Authors: | Abdulla Ahmed Al-Taher |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, King Saud University, POB 2456, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Drought is one of the natural hazards which causes death and damage for property particularly in drylands of the world. Drought as a natural hazard tends to limit and disrupt human activities. On the other hand, man has tried to adjust his living conditions to this hazard. The adjustment to drought is different from one country to another. Adjustment to drought is affected by culture, income, and by the political system in the country. In the case of Saudi Arabia adjustment to drought hazard is usually the work of both individuals, and government. The Saudi Arabian government has spent large sums of money to reduce impact of drought hazard. |
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