Drought Challenges: Livelihood Implications in Developing Countries
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Front Cover -- Drought Challenges -- Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research -- Drought Challenges: Policy Options for Developing Countries -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Editor Bios -- 1 - Drought risks in developing regions: challenges and opportunities -- Introduction -- Current and future vulnerability to drought -- Current exposure to drought hazards -- Livelihood sensitivity -- Adaptive capacity -- Future vulnerability to drought in developing regions -- Key topics covered in this volume -- Determinants of drought impacts and adaptation opportunities -- Early warning and monitoring systems -- Mechanisms for building resilience -- Policy options and lessons learned -- Information gaps and future needs -- References -- 2 - Drought, migration, and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa: what are the links and policy options? -- Introduction -- Climate change, migration, and conflict nexus: a conceptual overview -- Droughts, mobility, and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Droughts, mobility, and conflict in West Africa -- Droughts, mobility, and conflict in Eastern Africa -- Droughts, mobility, and conflict in Southern Africa -- Summary and conclusions: what are the policy options? -- References -- Further reading -- 3 - Lessons from the El Nino-induced 2015/16 drought in the Southern Africa region -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- A characterization of the drought phenomenon in Southern Africa -- Theoretical foundations-what constitutes a drought? -- Retrospective analysis of drought occurrence in Southern Africa -nature and impact of past droughts -- The 2015/16 El Nino-induced drought in Southern Africa -- Impacts of the drought on the various sectors, economic segments, and population groups -- Impacts on crops, livestock, and food and nutrition security.