Disaster and the Environment - Trainer's Guide - 2nd edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 74 p.): PART 2: THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: 17. DROUGHT

Disaster and the Environment - Trainer's Guide - 2nd edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 74 p.)

PART 2: THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

		11. PART 2: LEARNING OBJECTIVES
		12. POPULATION GROWTH
		13. POVERTY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, INCREASING URBANIZATION
		14. IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
		15. INCREASING URBAN POPULATIONS
		16. HAZARD EXERCISE
		17. DROUGHT
		18. FLOODS
		19. EXERCISE
		20. EXERCISE
		21. SUMMARY

17. DROUGHT

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Describe the effects of drought. Ask participants to mention related disasters.

Typical adverse affects:

· reduced income for farmers
· increased rate of loan defaults
· reduced national revenue
· increased price of staple foods
· increased rate of inflation
· reduced access to food
· increased borrowing
· increased migration
· increased stress and morbidity
· drought
· increased conflict over scarce supplies
· social damage due to migration, and conflict