East Africa (EA) has been the primary focus for various drought studies in recent years.
However, a comprehensive analysis of droughts, including their evolution, complexity, social …

Climate change severely affects sub-Saharan African economies in several ways: increased
temperatures, erratic rainfall variability patterns, and recurrent droughts and floods. Such …

Executive summary The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change
was established to provide an independent, global monitoring system dedicated to tracking …

Most research on hydrological risks focuses either on flood risk or drought risk, whilst floods
and droughts are two extremes of the same hydrological cycle. To better design disaster risk …

Maize became increasingly important in the food security of Ethiopia following the major
drought and famine that occurred in 1984. More than 9 million smallholder households …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),“maize is life,” due to its importance to food security
and economic wellbeing. Around 40% of Africa's maize-growing area faces occasional …

Climate change and extreme weather events undermine smallholder household food and
income security in southern Africa. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies comprise a …

Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment provides students and practitioners with a
clearly structured overview of the subject, as well as critical analysis and support for further …

In an effort to mitigate ecological environments and improve human well-being, the Chinese
government's largest-ever relocation and settlement programme is underway. Measuring …

Climate change is an environmental process that is among the most limiting factors for
increasing or even maintaining food production by small-farmer communities in Sub …