decades. It is particularly important to understand policy options during drought conditions, as drought periods have a …

on food consumption and the mitigating effects of the conditional cash transfer program on such impacts. Drought reduces …

-Saharan African droughts. ENSO-based drought early warning could send a "wake-up call" to governments to prepare for national food … shortages. With such information, policies that reduce the impact of drought could be introduced. An early warning with many … claim to be unaware of the advent of drought. When drought causes famine, and a reliable drought early warning was available …

have not been designed to adequately tackle the problems of drought and desertification, projects that are not in line with … desertification and mitigating the effect of drought in Nigeria …

This article analyses origins and impacts of unexpected vulnerabilities revealed by a long-lasting period of drought …

outbreaks with drought incidence and severity, we show that this causality is valid also for Somalia at the local level. We find … that livestock price shocks drive drought-induced conflicts through reducing the opportunity costs of conflict … aggravate Somalia’s security challenges and calls for decisive action to strengthen both drought and conflict resilience …

variability and change. This study examines the socio-economic vulnerability of farmers exposed to drought conditions and climate …