As climate-related crises increase globally, climate risk financing is becoming an integral
part of financial protection and resilience building strategies of African countries. Drought …

Malawi is highlighted as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the effects of
climate change. The large uncertainty around future climate change in the region remains a …

Global food security is negatively affected by drought. Climate projections show that drought
frequency and intensity may increase in different parts of the globe. These increases are …

Abstract The states of Mato Grosso (MT) and Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) are located in
Midwest Brazil and are dependent on agribusiness, which makes their water regimes of …

The response of agricultural productivity anomalies to drought stress plays a crucial role in
the carbon cycle within terrestrial ecosystems and in ensuring food security. However …

Climate–vegetation interaction can be perturbed by human activities through deforestation
and natural extreme climatic events. These perturbations can affect the energy and water …

Abstract In this study, Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) derived from parametric and
nonparametric methods using 0.25∘ gridded rainfall data from 1901 to 2013 (113 years) …

In this study, two commonly used drought indices; the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)
and Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI), were analyzed in order to …

Due to infrequent rainfall, high temperatures, and degraded land, the Sahel region often
suffers from droughts. The Sahel region is considered as one of the world's driest and …

There is a wide variety of drought indices, yet a consensus on suitable indices and temporal
scales for monitoring streamflow drought remains elusive across diverse hydrological …