Tackling growing drought risks - The need for a systemic perspective

Recognizing the recent conceptual advances in the field of drought evolution, drought and society, socio-hydrology and complex risk (incl. compounding, cascading, systemic and multi-risk), this research aims to bring together these separate contributions into a comprehensive framework to advance drought risk research. 

This research emphasizes that solutions to tackle growing drought risks should not only consider the underlying drivers of drought risks for different sectors, systems or regions, but also be based on an understanding of sector/system interdependencies, feedbacks, dynamics, compounding and concurring hazards, as well as possible tipping points and globally and/or regionally networked risks.