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Food Systems Summit action guide 3: Managing drought and water scarcity

More than a third of the world’s population live in water scarce regions. Rising global temperatures and greater rainfall variability are accelerating the frequency and intensity of drought and expanding the extent of area experiencing water scarcity. While agriculture is currently the largest user of freshwater globally, it also offers considerable opportunities to improve water use efficiencies…

Food Systems Summit action guide 3: Managing drought and water scarcity
DRIMMS vol. 3: Drought risk management and mitigation strategy 2022-2032

The incidence and intensity of droughts is expected to increase in Southern Africa over the coming years. In order to mitigate these trends, the region has developed the SADC Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Strategy (DRIMMS), which is a 10-year road map to achieve region-wide drought resilience. The objective of the strategy is to enhance the capacity of the SADC countries to…

DRIMMS vol. 3: Drought risk management and mitigation strategy 2022-2032