Review of meteorological drought in Africa: historical trends, impacts, mitigation measures, and prospects

B Ayugi, EO Eresanya, AO Onyango, FK Ogou… - Pure and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
This review study examines the state of meteorological drought over Africa, focusing on
historical trends, impacts, mitigation strategies, and future prospects. Relevant …

[HTML][HTML] Drought risk for agricultural systems in South Africa: Drivers, spatial patterns, and implications for drought risk management

I Meza, EE Rezaei, S Siebert, G Ghazaryan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The regular drought episodes in South Africa highlight the need to reduce drought risk by
both policy and local community actions. Environmental and socioeconomic factors in South …

Desertification

A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …

[HTML][HTML] Drought dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts and adaptation strategies

P Lombe, E Carvalho, P Rosa-Santos - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The escalation in both frequency and severity of drought events has significantly amplified
the vulnerability of numerous countries, particularly in develo** ones, imposing …

Global risk assessment of compound hot-dry events in the context of future climate change and socioeconomic factors

H Tabari, P Willems - NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2023 - nature.com
Compound hot-dry events have the potential to cause significant damages and propel
socioeconomic systems towards tip** points by overwhelming the ability of natural and …

Less to lose? Drought impact and vulnerability assessment in disadvantaged regions

C King-Okumu, D Tsegai, RP Pandey, G Rees - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Droughts hit the most vulnerable people the hardest. When this happens, everybody in the
economy loses over the medium-to long-term. Proactive policies and planning based on …

Urban drought vulnerability assessment–A framework to integrate socio-economic, physical, and policy index in a vulnerability contribution analysis

P Wang, W Qiao, Y Wang, S Cao, Y Zhang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
The frequent occurrence of drought seriously hinders urban sustainable development.
Decreasing urban drought and reducing drought risk entails a good understanding of urban …

Assessment of social vulnerability in areas exposed to multiple hazards: A case study of the Khuzestan Province, Iran

SJ Hejazi, A Sharifi, M Arvin - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2022 - Elsevier
The inability of a system to plan for, respond to, and adapt to hazards and unfavorable
occurrences can lead to social vulnerability. Managers and planners can use social …

Influence of changes in socioeconomic and climatic conditions on future heat-related health challenges in Europe

G Rohat, J Flacke, A Dosio, S Pedde, H Dao… - Global and planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
The majority of assessments of future heat-related health risk are based on projections of
heat hazards superimposed solely on current socioeconomic conditions, thus neglecting the …

Rice drought risk assessment under climate change: Based on physical vulnerability a quantitative assessment method

H Guo, R Wang, GM Garfin, A Zhang, D Lin - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drought is the most serious natural disaster causing severe damage to agriculture. Drought
impacts on rice (Oryza sativa) production present a major threat to future global food …