Climate risk · Rationale

Drought

Atmospheric hazard characterised by an exceptional period of water shortage for existing ecosystems and the human population, due to low precipitation, high temperature, and/or wind. Sub-types include meteorological, agricultural and ecological, and hydrological drought.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Glossary: Drought · reference

Synonyms

dry spell, water deficit, aridity, water stress

Broader

Atmospheric hazard

Narrower

Meteorological drought, Agricultural drought, Hydrological drought

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Example of use

CIMMYT/IITA DTMA and STMA developed drought-tolerant maize varieties for farmers in drought-prone environments in sub-Saharan Africa.

Provenance

Domain expert; Lexicon consensus

Identifier

CRK_102 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_102
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_102)