Drought
A drought is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric (below-average precipitation), surface water or ground water. A drought can last for months or years, or may be declared after as few as 15 days. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region and harm to the local economy. Annual dry seasons in the tropics significantly increase the chances of a drought developing and subsequent bush fires. Periods of heat can significantly worsen drought conditions by hastening evaporation of water vapour. Drought is a recurring feature of the climate …
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INSAH: Institut du Sahel · 6 September 2024 French
L'INSAH esr un ouül de coopération régionale qui a pour fonctions de coordonner, d'harmoniser et de promouvoir les actions de recherche et de formation continue des États membres du CILSS …
DANS LE SAHELPERMANENT INTERSTATE COi'MITTEE FOR DROUGHT CONTROL IN THE SAHEL NS COM|TÉ PERMANEITITE INTER …
WWA: World Weather Attribution · 4 September 2024 English
exceptionally low rainfall and very high temperatures over the last 12 months, culminating in extreme drought conditions from May 2024 onwards …
over the last 12 months, culminating in extreme drought conditions from May 2024 onwards …
WMO: World Meteorological Organisation · 2 September 2024
The continent experienced extreme climate events such as severe droughts in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, and catastrophic flooding in Libya and East Africa, resulting in substantial loss of life and …
SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute · 29 August 2024 English
The Africa Clean Air Program brief gives recommendations on how reducing air pollution can benefit human health, climate and crop production. The brief builds on recent research from the Integrated …
EuropeHuman health in Africa; Land degradation, drought, and desertification; and Crop yields. The brief … policy / Health : Well-being Tags climate impacts , drought , equity , indirect climate impacts , just transition …
EU: European Union · 29 August 2024 English
The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, aligned with the European Green Deal, emphasizes five pillars: climate action, circular economy, biodiversity, pollution control, and sustainable food systems. Soil condition is …
water retention capacity, leptosols are prone to drought stress. Additionally, they may exhibit a wide …
World Bank Group · 29 August 2024 English
This report is a product of the World Bank’s monitoring efforts in Myanmar and examines the country’s agricultural sector performance and food security status. The report assesses the performance of …
47 percent in Kayah. Yield losses were due to drought and excessive rains, which were reported by 60 …
World Bank Group · 29 August 2024 English
Sub-Saharan Africa’s low agricultural productivity exacerbates rural poverty. An important investment, the sustainable use of groundwater for irrigation, has the potential to increase agricultural productivity, but the region has been …
farmers to irrigate their fields for up to two drought years. Nonetheless, the extraction rate is only … total monthly pre- cipitation, and monthly Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) for 2010. We then calculate … irrigation on farmers’ livelihood: Evidence from the drought prone areas of upper awash sub- basin, ethiopia …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 29 August 2024 English
This report provides an easy-to-use framework for assessing nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation projects based on internationally recognized principles and standards. It aims to help practitioners and policy-makers assess whether …
resources strengthens their resilience against drought and protects upstream water from pollution. NbS …
The Asia Foundation · 29 August 2024 English
We work with local partners and the Lao government to improve governance and access to justice for all citizens, advance women’s rights and opportunities, help communities manage development and safeguard …
targets entrepreneurs and and mitigate flooding and drought through nature- MSMEs to increase access to the …
Australian Energy Market Operator · 29 August 2024 English
For the coming summer, the reliability of existing plant will remain critical For the vast majority of the year, there are surplus generation reserves in the NEM to ensure reliable …
summary Risks to energy availability, such as drought conditions and/or coal, gas, or diesel fuel shortfalls … as cooling water for thermal generation during drought conditions, and constraints on fossil fuel supply … scenario – considering water availability during drought conditions and most likely fuel availability for … for thermal production units. Severe drought conditions observed during the Millennium Drought99 are applied … -implementation-guidelines. 99 The Millennium Drought is categorised as the period between 1997 to 2009 …
