Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Human activities have increasingly intensified the severity, frequency, and negative impacts
of droughts in several regions across the world. This trend has led to broader scientific …

Study region This study has three spatial scales: global (0.5°), macro-regional, and country
scale. The database of drought events has specific entries for each macro-region and …

Abstract Since 2019, Central South America (CSA) has been reeling under drought
conditions, with the last 4 months of 2022 receiving only 44% of the average total …

Drought risk quantifies the likelihood of environmental and socio-economic systems to suffer
negative consequences due to drought. The analysis of drought risk is understood as the …

We introduce variable-resolution enabled Community Earth System Model (VR-CESM)
results simulating historical and future climate conditions at 28 km over South America and …

In the recent years, the effects of extreme climate phenomena (mainly heat-related) on
agricultural crops, infrastructure and human health have become increasingly severe as a …

Drought is one of the major barriers to the socio-economic development of a region. To
manage and reduce the impact of drought, drought vulnerability modelling is important. The …

The interaction between natural hazards and the socio-economic environment implies
multidisciplinary assessments that aim to integrate the physical and the socio-economic …

Adaptive policy-making to prepare for current and future drought risks requires an integrated
assessment of policy actions and combinations of those under changing conditions. This …