Ten key insights and gaps to inform drought risk research, policy and practice
Marthe Linda Kris Wens (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Michael Hagenlocher (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), United Nations University)
Anastasiya Shyrokaya (Uppsala University, Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS))
Micha Werner (Wageningen University & Research, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
Andrea Toreti (European Commission - Joint Research Centre)
Pedro Henrique Lima Alencar (Technical University of Berlin, Universidade Federal do Ceará)
Amobichukwu Chukwudi Amanambu (The University of Alabama)
Jesse Eugene Bell (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center)
Won Ho Nam (Hankyong National University)
Sumiran Rastogi (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
Juan Rivera (Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, Institut Franco-Argentin d’Études sur le Climat et ses Impacts)
Celia Ramos Sánchez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
Matteo Zampieri (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, National Center for Meteorology (NCM))
Anne Sophie Sabino-Siemons (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Kelly Smith (University of Nebraska)
Faranak Tootoonchi (Cornell University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Patricia Trambauer (Deltares)
Michelle Theresia Helena van Vliet (Universiteit Utrecht)
Marit van Thiel (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, ETH Zürich)
Brunella Bonaccorso (University of Messina)
Riccardo Biella (Uppsala University, Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS))
Bianca Biess (ETH Zürich)
Ana Núñez Sánchez (Deltares)
Ilyas Masih (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
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Abstract
Droughts are deeply intertwined with socio-economic and ecological systems across temporal and spatial scales. They are getting more severe and frequent under climate change and human pressures, affecting livelihoods, socio-economic sectors and the environment. Addressing these multifaceted impacts of droughts now and in the future will require actionable insights and a comprehensive research agenda. In this Perspective we draw on the interdisciplinary expertise of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences Working Group on ‘Drought in the Anthropocene’ and participants of the Drought Resilience +10 conference, a follow-up to the first High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy in 2013. We synthesize ten key insights from drought research that have emerged in the past decade and highlight their relevance for policy and practice. Furthermore, we identify ten critical research gaps that must be addressed over the coming decade to further guide drought governance, strengthen drought resilience and effectively combat the water crisis.