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Incluye referencias bibliográficas al final de cada capítulo.

1. Impacts of natural disasters in agriculture, rangeland and forestry: an overview -- 2. The role of disaster preparedness in national planning with specific reference to droughts -- 3. The occurrence and predictability of extreme events over the Southwest Pacific with particular reference to ENSO -- 4. Accessibility of Database information to facilitate early detection of extreme events to help mitigate their impacts on agriculture, forestry and fisheries -- 5. Tools for forecasting or warning as well as hazard assessment to reduce impact of natural disasters on agriculture, forestry and fisheries -- 6. Agrometeorological impact assessment of natural disasters and extreme events and agricultural strategies adopted in areas with high weather risks -- 7. Damage assessment of agrometeorological relevance from natural disasters: economic and social consequences -- 8. Impacts of tropical cyclones on chinese lowland agriculture and coastal fisheries -- 9. Frost and high temperature injury in China -- 10. Impacts of sand storms/dust storms on Agriculture -- 11. Disaster reduction planning and response: the example of national drought policy in USA -- 12. Agricultural drought policy and practices in Australia -- 13. Significance of training, education and communication for awareness of potential hazards in managing natural disaster in Australia -- 14. Agrometeorological disaster risk management in China -- 15. Degradation of vegetation and agricultural productivity due to natural disasters and land use strategies to mitigate their impacts on agriculture, rangelands and forestry -- 16. Agricultural drought mitigation and management of sustained agricultural development in India -- 17. Early detection and monitoring of drought and flood in China using remote sensing and GIS -- 18. The decision of the center of a tropical cyclone over China coastal waters using a doppler radar -- 19. Application of remote sensing and GIS for analysis of forest fire risk and assessment of forest degradation.