System · Rationale

Dryland

Natural ecosystem of arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid zones characterised by limited and variable water.

Definition source: IPCC SRCCL; UNCCD

Synonyms

arid and semi-arid land

Broader

Natural ecosystem

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

System is exposed to a climate hazard, OR is acted on by a hazard-addressing intervention, OR benefits from a qualifying outcome or an adaptation-specific impact; NOT adaptation when named only as the sector or commodity of work, with no exposure and no hazard-addressing action on it.

Example of use

Climate context: exposed to climate hazards including drought, heat, and desertification.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

SYS_048 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_048
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_048)