Characterizing drought risk and impact
On 06 September 2018, GlobeDrought researchers and the team of the Global Drought Observatory (GDO) headed by Dr. Jürgen Vogt came together at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy, to discuss entry points for possible future
Group photo taken during the drought risk workshop at the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) in Pretoria. Droughts have wide-ranging impacts on health, water supply and economic sectors, especially agriculture, globally. Understanding, assessing and monitoring drivers, patterns and hotspots
© UNU-EHS / Yvonne Walz UNU has released the first article on the Globedrought project. The article speaks about the first Stakeholder/Expert workshop where 38 experts came together to discuss how different types of drought hazards combined with prevailing vulnerabilities