Doughts resulting in complete crop failure are common in Eastern and Southern Africa. We
are at present experiencing a regional crisis, where crop failures related to drought are …

A critical analysis of conventional water resources assessments and re-visiting the on-farm
water balance suggests large scopes for water productivity improvements in small-holder …

Securing sustainable livelihood conditions and reducing the risk of outmigration in savanna
ecosystems hosted in the tropical semiarid regions is of fundamental importance for the …

Agriculture and the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are highly sensitive to climatic
variability. Drought, in particular, represents one of the most important natural factors …

Drought is one of the major constraints affecting food security and livelihoods of more than
two billion people that reside on dry areas which constitute 41% of the world׳ s land surface …

In the first two decades of the 21st century, 79 global big cities have suffered extensively
from drought disaster. Meanwhile, climate change has magnified urban drought in both …

This report assesses the occurrence and impacts of drought, the current policies underlying
drought management as well as the mitigation measures and responses adopted in the …

Drylands are at the core of Africa's development challenge. Drylands make up about 43
percent of the region's land surface, account for about 75 percent of the area used for …

Extreme droughts can result in crippling impacts across local and regional scales. In South
Africa, droughts are regular occurrences presenting several opportunities to learn from and …

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 …