Drought solutions

This report presents a new framework for creating a more effective system of managing hydro-climatic risks, a system that has the potential to dramatically reduce the future human and economic toll from these events. This report is intended to bring

Using a new computer framework, scientists are able to project future floodwaters under a changing climate.

The purpose of the feasibility study was to assess to what extent the contexts in Kenya and Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and other relevant stakeholders are conducive to the implementation of FbF.

This study analyses the potential for implementing the Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI) approach across large parts of South Asia, as pragmatic, cost-effective, socially inclusive and scalable solutions that reduce risks from recurrent

In the last decade, Eswatini has been affected by moderate to severe droughts, leading to huge impacts on the economic, environmental and societal sectors. The frequency and magnitude of drought have also increased, emphasising on the importance of

With forecast-based cash distribution, households can be assisted earlier and more effectively during and after an emergency or evacuation.

The AMA Innovation Lab has launched a new project with the Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool to improve the quality of agricultural index insurance available to the country's small-scale farmers. The insurance could improve crop yields, incomes and livelihoods for farmers, who produce a majority of the nation’s food.

With drought ravaging Australia’s eastern states, much attention has been given to the need to provide short-term solutions through drought relief. But research finds that helping farmers improve the rivers, dams, native vegetation and trees on their land increases productivity, the resilience of the land to drought, and ultimately farmers' health and well-being.