From damaging livelihoods to catalysing conflict, the human cost of drought can be devastating.
The climate crisis has only supercharged drought’s scale, severity and complexity. At the same time, funding for humanitarian assistance has shrunk dramatically. This perfect storm of soaring need and plummeting resources has hit those least equipped to weather it the hardest. Against this backdrop, closing the gap between policy and practice has never been more urgent.
Find ALNAP latest paper synthesising learning on responding to droughts between 2012 - 2024, covering preparedness, response, recovery and resilience, as well as cross-cutting themes such as gender, protection and localisation here.
Perspectives from drought-affected countries
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