Carol Keane

Feb 16, 2023 | mdpi.com | Matthew Abunyewah |Carol Keane |Daniel T. Bressington |Mitchell K. Byrne

1. Introduction 1.1. Drought and Its ImpactsDrought is a prevalent climate hazard that significantly impacts human lives, livelihoods and property. Evidence from the International Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) for 2012–2022 shows droughts affected approximately 68.8 million people and inflicted total economic damages in excess of USD 1.1 billion globally [1]).