Review article: Drought as a continuum – memory effects in interlinked hydrological, ecological, and social systems
Natural hazards and earth system sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(9), P. 3173 - 3205
Published: Sept. 23, 2024
Abstract.
Droughts
are
often
long-lasting
phenomena,
without
a
distinct
start
or
end
and
with
impacts
cascading
across
sectors
systems,
creating
long-term
legacies.
Nevertheless,
our
current
perceptions
management
of
droughts
their
event-based,
which
can
limit
the
effective
assessment
drought
risks
reduction
impacts.
Here,
we
advocate
for
changing
this
perspective
viewing
as
hydrological–ecological–social
continuum.
We
take
systems
theory
focus
on
how
“memory”
causes
feedback
interactions
between
parts
interconnected
at
different
timescales.
first
discuss
characteristics
continuum
hydrological,
ecological,
social
separately,
then
study
system
systems.
Our
analysis
is
based
review
literature
five
cases:
Chile,
Colorado
River
basin
in
USA,
northeast
Brazil,
Kenya,
Rhine
northwest
Europe.
find
that
memories
past
dry
wet
periods,
carried
by
both
bio-physical
(e.g.
groundwater,
vegetation)
people,
governance),
influence
future
risk
manifests.
identify
four
archetypes
dynamics:
impact
recovery,
slow
resilience
building,
gradual
collapse,
high
resilience–big
shock.
The
result
shifting
these
types,
plays
out
differently
case
studies.
call
more
research
preconditions
recovery
dynamics
triggering
changes,
dynamic
vulnerability
maladaptation.
Additionally,
continuous
monitoring
hazards
impacts,
modelling
tools
better
incorporate
adaptation
responses,
strategies
increase
societal
institutional
memory.
This
will
help
us
to
deal
complex
pathways
mitigation.
Language: Английский
A novel GIS-based modified multivariate drought index for modeling and management of the hydrogeological drought (Case study: Hashtgerd Aquifer, Iran)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 18, 2025
Language: Английский
Drought Stress Under a Nano-Farming Approach: A Review
Daniella Sári,
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Aya Ferroudj,
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Semsey Dávid
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Egyptian Journal of Soil Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
64(1), P. 0 - 0
Published: Nov. 12, 2023
Ongoing
climate
change
is
leading
to
more
extreme
weather,
which
affects
agriculture
in
various
ways.
In
semi-arid
regions
of
the
world
and
even
Europe,
drought
stress
becoming
frequent.
Prolonged
periods
lead
severe
damages
on
cultivated
plants,
again
impacts
water
food
resources.
This
review
overviews
how
plants
but
also
different
management
practices
can
be
applied
reduce
negative
effects.
A
special
attention
given
nano-farming
where
application
nanomaterials
may
ameliorate
by
increasing
enzymatic
antioxidants,
decreasing
generation
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS).
Despite
promising
results
we
conclude
that
further
research
required
for
emphasizing
potential
effects,
example
nano-toxicity
particles
enter
into
groundwater
or
chain.
Finally,
a
complexed
problem
all
living
organisms,
quick
fix
not
possible
mankind
needs
collaborate
work
better
future
all.
Language: Английский
Sustainability nexus analytics, informatics, and data (AID): Drought
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
32(1)
Published: Nov. 13, 2024
Drought
occurs
globally
and
can
have
deleterious
effects
on
built
natural
systems
societies.
With
the
increasing
human
footprint
our
planet,
so
has
increased
anthropogenic
influence
drought
water
scarcity,
leading
to
development
of
notions
"anthropogenic
drought"
"water
bankruptcy".
Understanding
dimension
is
complex
requires
a
data-driven
nexus
approach
better
understand
involved
processes
address
implications
deficits
around
world.
Just
as
it
transcends
scales
geographical
boundaries,
neither
restricted
single
hydrologic
state
in
cycle
nor
are
its
confined
one
sector.
impacts
water,
energy,
food
sectors,
ecosystem
services,
socioeconomics,
public
policy,
politics,
etc.
from
local
regional
global
scales.
We
argue
that
mitigation
strategies
policy
developments
must
be
addressed
with
multidisciplinary
perspective
benefits
rooted
analytics,
informatics,
data
(AID).
The
United
Nations
University
(UNU)
Sustainability
AID
Programme
employs
such
an
aid
monitoring,
forecasting,
projection
drought,
both
climatic
perspectives,
multifaceted
across
variety
sectors
spatiotemporal
After
broad
overview
this
UNU
Programme's
vision,
support
stakeholders
decision-makers,
we
present
resource
database
for
drought-related
information,
data,
analysis
tools.
Our
aim
not
compile
exhaustive
list
all
available
Instead,
prioritize
mature
datasets
tools
while
actively
highlighting
opportunities
develop
new
tools,
fostering
research.
Language: Английский