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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… harvested in March or April. Shemu, the summer season of drought followed, and the life-sustaining cycle was repeated. … Mekong for the Khmer Empire. Its scarcity in periods of drought brought down the same powerful soci- eties. It is … use, and facing the impacts of floods, recurrent drought and salinisation), which can be useful in developing …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life

… A similar relationship is seen in India, a country where drought is common and often life-threatening. Hindu …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge

… decades, however, human population increases and severe drought, along with the development of a more centralized …
19 Jun 2026 Document

World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… (DeConto and Pollard 2016) as well as increased risk of drought and extreme storms (Hansen et al. 2015). Invasive … Okavango Delta (||xom or dom) during very dry periods or drought. They maintained controlled burning of the veldt …
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Managing Natural World Heritage

… due mainly to the joint effects of long periods of drought and dam construction in upstream areas, leading to …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… due mainly to the joint effects of long periods of drought and dam construction in upstream areas, leading to …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… honour the deities of the mountain and petition against drought and heavy snow. The group that performs the ritual at …
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