drought

A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged so that the lack of water causes a serious hydrologic imbalance (such as crop damage, water supply shortage) in the affected area. (Source: MGH)



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2002. 3.27 A measure of water deficit.
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2002. 3.26 One measure of drought - grid.
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2002. 3.26 One measure of drought.
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Vanderpost C, Ringrose S, Matheson W 1998. Aspects of ecological change in the Botswana Kalahari. Botswana Notes and Records 30 121-138
Msangi JP 2014. Chapter 2: Managing water scarcity in southern Africa: Policy and strategies. Combating Water Scarcity in Southern Africa 21-41
Luetkemeier R, Liehr S 2018. Drought sensitivity in the Cuvelai Basin: empirical analysis of seasonal water and food consumption patterns. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 160-167
Müller I, Hipondoka M, Winkler K, Geßner U, Martinis S, Taubenböck H 2018. Monitoring flood and drought events - earth observation for multiscale assessment of water-related hazards and exposed elements. Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa - assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions 136-143
Henschel J, Wassenaar TD, Kanandjembo A, Kilbourn Louw M, Neef G, Shuuya T, Soderberg K 2018. Roots point to water sources of Welwitschia mirabilis in a hyperarid desert. Ecohydrology (12)
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (ICP) 2020. IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis October 2019 – September 2020.
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van der Waal C, Angerer J, Kruger B, Lindeque P, Haiduwa T, Kanduvarisa A, Witneben F Monitoring rangelands from space: Early warning system for Namibian livestock farmers.
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Opinion: What global warming of 1.5 ℃ and higher means for Botswana and Namibia. The release this week of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels marks a critical point in climate negotiations. Billed in the media as "life changing", the report illustrates how crossing the ever-nearer threshold of 1.5℃ warming will affect the planet, and how difficult it will be to avoid overshooting this target. The special report takes a worldwide look at the growing impacts of climate change. But for countries like Botswana and Namibia, which are highly vulnerable to climate stresses, it's important to understand how surpassing the 1.5℃ global limit will play out at the local level. For these hot, dry and water-stressed countries, local warming and drying will be greater than the global average. So, even a 1.5°C increase in global temperature will have severe local impacts, ushering in intensified and longer droughts and many more heatwaves. Ironically, when rain does fall, it is expected to be much heavier, increasing the risk of heavy flooding within an overall drying climate.
Luetkemeier R, Liehr S 2018. Household Drought Risk Index (HDRI): Social-ecological assessment of drought risk in the Cuvelai-Basin. Journal of Natural Resources and Development 8 46-48
Luetkemeier R, Liehr S 2015. Impact of drought on the inhabitants of the Cuvelai watershed: A qualitative exploration. Drought: Research and Science-Policy Interfacing 41-48
Luetkemeier R, Stein L, Drees L, Müller H, Liehr S 2018. Uncertainty of Rainfall Products: Impact on Modelling Household Nutrition from Rain-Fed Agriculture in Southern Africa.
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Korsor M, Nta-honshikira C, Bello HM, Kwaambwa HM 2019. Growth performance of Moringa oleifera and Moringa ovalifolia in central Namibia semi-arid rangeland environment. Agricultural Sciences 10 131-141
Hirooka Y, Shoji K, Watanabe Y, Izumi Y, Awala SK, Iijima M 2019. Ridge formation with strip tillage alleviates excess moisture stress for drought-tolerant crops. Soil and Tillage Research 195