Restoring ecosystems to reduce drought risk

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International Livestock Research Institute

Table of Contents

• Foreword 11
• Executive summary 13
• Acknowledgements 15
• 1. Drought overview 19
• 1. 1. The global drought discourse, its impact and responses 19
• 1. 2. Definition and typology of drought 22
• 1. 3. Drought and land degradation in drylands 24
• 1. 3. 1. Drought-land-water nexus 24
• 1. 3. 2. The social dimension of drought 25
• 1. 3. 3. Drought governance and building drought resilience 27
• 2. Nature-based Solutions and drought 31
• 2. 1. Introduction to Nature-based Solutions 31
• 2. 2. Challenges and opportunities for implementing Nature-based Solution approaches in the context of drought planning 34
• 3. State of knowledge on the links between land degradation and drought 39
• 3. 1. Role of terrestrial ecosystems in regulating the hydrological cycle 40
• 3. 2. Drought amplified by land degradation: key pathways 41
• 3. 3. Evidence that drought impacts are amplified by land degradation 43
• 4. Economics of drought resilience 52
• 4. 1. Ecosystem economics to enhance drought resilience 52
• 4. 2. Proactive versus reactive drought response 55
• 5. Financing drought risk and response 58
• 5. 1. A global analysis of drought finance 59
• 5. 2. Global funding mechanism and multilateral donors 60
• 5. 3. Regional and national drought financing 63
• 5. 4. Financing local drought responses 65
• 6. Challenges and opportunities of implementing Nature-based Solutions in drought planning 68
• 6. 1. An analysis of global policies on drought 70
• 6. 2. Case study 1 – Kenya: ending drought emergencies 75
• 6. 3. Case study 2 – Georgia: tackling drought in Georgia 76
• 6. 4. Case Study 3 – Burkina Faso: national approach to drought management 79
• 7. Advancing the agenda of global drought resilience 82
• 7. 1. Land management and ecosystem-based options 82
• 7. 2. Finance options 83
• 7. 3. Policy options 85
• Bibliography 88
• IUCN NbS and Draught v09 26-31.pdf 1
• Foreword 11
• Executive summary 13
• Acknowledgements 15
• 1. Drought overview 19
• 1. 1. The global drought discourse, its impact and responses 19
• 1. 2. Definition and typology of drought 22
• 1. 3. Drought and land degradation in drylands 24
• 1. 3. 1. Drought-land-water nexus 24
• 1. 3. 2. The social dimension of drought 25
• 1. 3. 3. Drought governance and building drought resilience 27
• 2. Nature-based Solutions and drought 31
• 2. 1. Introduction to Nature-based Solutions 31
• 2. 2. Challenges and opportunities for implementing Nature-based Solution approaches in the context of drought planning 34
• 3. State of knowledge on the links between land degradation and drought 39
• 3. 1. Role of terrestrial ecosystems in regulating the hydrological cycle 40
• 3. 2. Drought amplified by land degradation: key pathways 41
• 3. 3. Evidence that drought impacts are amplified by land degradation 43
• 4. Economics of drought resilience 52
• 4. 1. Ecosystem economics to enhance drought resilience 52
• 4. 2. Proactive versus reactive drought response 55
• 5. Financing drought risk and response 58
• 5. 1. A global analysis of drought finance 59
• 5. 2. Global funding mechanism and multilateral donors 60
• 5. 3. Regional and national drought financing 63
• 5. 4. Financing local drought responses 65
• 6. Challenges and opportunities of implementing Nature-based Solutions in drought planning 68
• 6. 1. An analysis of global policies on drought 70
• 6. 2. Case study 1 – Kenya: ending drought emergencies 75
• 6. 3. Case study 2 – Georgia: tackling drought in Georgia 76
• 6. 4. Case Study 3 – Burkina Faso: national approach to drought management 79
• 7. Advancing the agenda of global drought resilience 82
• 7. 1. Land management and ecosystem-based options 82
• 7. 2. Finance options 83
• 7. 3. Policy options 85
• Bibliography 88