TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa
AU - Thomas, Evan
AU - Jordan, Elizabeth
AU - Linden, Karl
AU - Mogesse, Beshah
AU - Hailu, Tamene
AU - Jirma, Hussein
AU - Thomson, Patrick
AU - Koehler, Johanna
AU - Collins, Greg
PY - 2020/7/20
Y1 - 2020/7/20
N2 - Drought-driven humanitarian emergencies are becoming more frequent in the Horn of Africa where millions of people in this arid region face chronic water and food insecurity. Evidence from the region shows increasing reliance on groundwater supplies, infrastructure and institutional systems in response to decreasing rainfall. Drought emergencies can be mitigated by investing in resilience efforts that make safe water reliably available at strategic groundwater abstraction locations during cycles of water stress. A combination of early warning data, policy reform, asset management and improved rural water supplies and maintenance may enable rapid, responsive, and accountable water governance that is more cost effective than emergency relief and better positioned to absorb and adapt to shocks.
AB - Drought-driven humanitarian emergencies are becoming more frequent in the Horn of Africa where millions of people in this arid region face chronic water and food insecurity. Evidence from the region shows increasing reliance on groundwater supplies, infrastructure and institutional systems in response to decreasing rainfall. Drought emergencies can be mitigated by investing in resilience efforts that make safe water reliably available at strategic groundwater abstraction locations during cycles of water stress. A combination of early warning data, policy reform, asset management and improved rural water supplies and maintenance may enable rapid, responsive, and accountable water governance that is more cost effective than emergency relief and better positioned to absorb and adapt to shocks.
U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138772
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138772
M3 - Article
SN - 0048-9697
VL - 727
SP - 1
EP - 3
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
IS - 1
M1 - 138772
ER -