ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDPD/2005/9
Country: Arab region, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Yemen
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Publication Subject: ESCWA Water Development Report
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Natural resource sustainability
Initiatives: RICCAR
SDGs: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 14: Life Below Water
Keywords: Arab countries, Development, Drought, Drought control, Economic aspects, Social aspects, Water, Water resources, Poverty, Population trends, Labour policy, Environmental aspects, Early warning systems, Climate change
ESCWA Water Development Report 1: Vulnerability of the Region to Socio-Economic Drought
January 2005
Of all natural hazards, drought affects the greatest number of people globally, with devastating impact. The vulnerability of communities to drought is dependent on a host of physical, social, environmental and economic characteristics. In recent years, owing to population growth, soil degradation, increased desertification, and projected climate change scenarios, drought research and planning has become crucial to averting and mitigating drought disasters. Drought vulnerability research examines how the impacts of drought are a result of the interactions of social, political and economic systems, as well as the meteorological drought phenomenon.
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Of all natural hazards, drought affects the greatest number of people globally, with devastating impact. The vulnerability of communities to drought is dependent on a host of physical, social, environmental and economic characteristics. In recent years, owing to population growth, soil degradation, increased desertification, and projected climate change scenarios, drought research and planning has become crucial to averting and mitigating drought disasters. Drought vulnerability research examines how the impacts of drought are a result of the interactions of social, political and economic systems, as well as the meteorological drought phenomenon.
