To the policy-maker, the variations of the monsoon also represent a supreme challenge: to plan for shortages, health hazards, emergencies and disasters of very different character in drought and flood years, often with very little lead time.
(the variations of the monsoon; represent; a supreme challenge: to plan for shortages, health hazards, emergencies and disasters of very different character in drought and flood years, often with very little lead time)
the variations of the monsoon
represent
a supreme challenge: to plan for shortages, health hazards, emergencies and disasters of very different character in drought and flood years, often with very little lead time