Reducing the social, environmental, and economic impacts of droughts and identifying
pathways towards drought resilient societies remains a global priority. A common …

Many rural coastal regions are distinctly vulnerable to sea level rise because of their
remoteness, isolation from central planning agencies, and poverty. To better plan for future …

Drought is considered one of the costliest natural disasters that result in water scarcity and
crop damage almost every year. Drought monitoring and forecasting are essential for the …

Large-scale crop yield failures are increasingly associated with food price spikes and food
insecurity and are a large source of income risk for farmers. While the evidence linking …

Farmers adopt a range of technical and non-technical adaptation behaviors (TANAB) to
alleviate the negative effects of drought. Understanding this adaptation behavior and its …

Smallholder farmers in semi-arid regions continuously face drought risk, leading to recurring
crop damage, income loss and food insecurity, and they are taking adaptive measures to …

Global climate change is manifest by local-scale changes in precipitation and temperature
patterns, including the frequency of extreme weather events (EWEs). EWEs are associated …

Coastal areas around the world are urbanizing rapidly, despite the threat of sea level rise
and intensifying floods. Such development places an increasing number of people and …

Theoretical and experimental studies from psychological and behavioral sciences show that
heuristics and social networks play an important role in decision-making under risk. The …

OR Tambo District is vulnerable to the effects of drought, given the social and economic
circumstances of residents in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The communal …