Drought and Famine - 1st edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1992, 52 p.): PART 1: Drought: (introduction...)

Drought and Famine - 1st edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1992, 52 p.)

PART 1: Drought

		*(introduction...)*
		Definitions
		Causes of reduced rainfall
		Types of drought
		Factors affecting the severity of drought
		The impact of droughts
		Reducing the impact of drought

(introduction...)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading and completing the exercises in this module, you will be able to:

· define and distinguish between different types of droughts and their causes
· analyze factors that influence the relationship between rainfall and crop yields
· identify and predict the likely impacts of droughts