Drought Challenges

Everisto Mapedza is a Senior Researcher at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) based in the West Africa office in Accra, Ghana. His interests include institutions, governance, social transformation and gender using the land, water and broadly natural resources lens in the context of developing countries. He is currently a member of the Executive Council of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC). Dr. Mapedza was previously a Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Daniel Tsegai is Programme Officer at the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Dr. Tsegai was also Programme Officer at the UN-Water and Senior Researcher at the University of Bonn. Mr. Brüntrup works at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) as a senior researcher. His interests cover topics related to agriculture and rural development, trade policy and food security with a geographical focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2017, he is Germany's "Science and Technology Correspondent" for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, (UNCCD). Robert McLeman is Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. A former diplomat, Dr. McLeman is an internationally recognized expert on environmental migration. He researches the relationship between drought, migration, and population change in rural areas.

• 1. Introduction2. Drought, migration, and conflict: What are the links and policy options?3. Lessons from the El Nino-Induced Drought for the Southern Africa Development Community4. Latin America and Caribbean and Northeast Brazil5. Drought in the Yucatan: Maya Perspectives on Tradition, Change, and Adaptation6. Drought adaptation in rural Colombia7. Drought and the Gendered Livelihoods implications for smallholder farmers8. Integrating regional climate and drought characteristics for effective assessment and mitigation of droughts in India9. Assessment, monitoring, and early warning of droughts: the potential for satellite remote sensing and beyond10. Drought Monitoring and assessment in South Asia: Focus on integration of satellite technology and the future of food security11. Early Warning Systems for drought and violent conflict - towards potential cross-pollination12. Making weather index insurance rational and effective for agriculture and livestock forage: Policy lessons from Andhra Pradesh13. Drought Risk Insurance14. An assessment of early warning systems to drought resilience among agricultural communities in Tanzania, Kenya and Mali15. Impact of Climate Smart Agriculture on Resilience of Households to Climate Change in Northern Uganda16. Can Social Protection Schemes deliver Resilience? Evidence from Rural Ethiopia17. Drought responses and livestock management strategies after severe drought in semi-arid area, Laikipia, Kenya18. Building resilience to drought among small scale farmers in East African drylands: technological options and governance perspectives19. Drought preparedness in the Arid Lands of Kenya: What have we learned?20. Achieving policy coherence for drought resilient food security in SSA – lessons from the Horn of Africa21. Managing water scarcity in dryland Colorado22. Conclusion