Exploring drought vulnerability in Africa: an indicator based analysis to be used in early warning systems

Naumann, G. and Barbosa, P. and Garrote, L. and et al, . (2014) Exploring drought vulnerability in Africa: an indicator based analysis to be used in early warning systems. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18. pp. 1591-1604.

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Abstract

We propose a composite drought vulnerability indicator (DVI) that reflects different aspects of drought vulnerability evaluated at Pan-African level for four components: the renewable natural capital, the economic capacity, the human and civic resources, and the infrastructure and technology. The selection of variables and weights reflects the assumption that a society with institutional capacity and coordination, as well as with mechanisms for public participation, is less vulnerable to drought; furthermore, we consider that agriculture is only one of the many sectors affected by drought....

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Drought vulnerability indicator, Composite indicator, Theoretical framework, Data collection
Author Affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
Subjects: Agricultural Engineering
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2016 06:44
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2016 06:44
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-1591-2014
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/14483

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