GlobeDrought aims to develop a web-based information system for comprehensively characterising drought events. The project will produce a spatially explicit description of drought risks by considering three components: drought hazard, exposure and vulnerability. It will investigate how droughts impact water resources, crop productivity, trade in food products and the need for international food aid.

Source: adapted from IPCC (2014) | Quantification of the drought risk by integrating the components hazard, vulnerability, and exposure (source: IPCC, 2014). |
Approach and work plan - Analyze past drought events and establish drought risks on a global scale
- Perform a detailed analysis of drought events and drought risks for selected regions
- Analyze the impact of droughts on selected regions and on trade flows in food products
- Develop and test an integrated drought information system
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Source: GlobeDrought consortium | We are going to analyze the development of different types of drought, their impacts and factors that help to buffer hydrological and agricultural systems against drought. |