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Drought is a phenomenon that adversely affects a great variety of human activities in virtually all climatic regions. Drought is defined as a period that a region experiences below normal precipitation. Drought can last for days, weeks, months, and years. The period of drought lasts longer, the affects get greater. Drought is a natural disaster that should be managed by implementing sustainable disaster management strategies. National drought plans are of great importance to reduce impacts of drought phenomena. This chapter aims to provide a brief summary about drought management under changing climate.

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The author would like to thank Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey, and EXCEED Swindon project funded by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service).

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Karadirek, I.E. (2022). Drought Management. In: Bahadir, M., Haarstrick, A. (eds) Water and Wastewater Management. Water and Wastewater Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95288-4_3

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