Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa
As climate-related crises increase globally, climate risk financing is becoming an integral part of financial protection and resilience building strategies of African countries. Drought-induced crises result in devastating human impacts and high costs for vulnerable countries, threatening longer-ter...
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| author | Fava, Francesco P. Vrieling, Anton |
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| description | As climate-related crises increase globally, climate risk financing is becoming an integral part of financial protection and resilience building strategies of African countries. Drought-induced crises result in devastating human impacts and high costs for vulnerable countries, threatening longer-term investments and development efforts. While earth observation (EO) has been widely used for drought early warning, new opportunities emerge from integrating EO data and methods into index-based drought risk financing (IBDRF) instruments. Such instruments aim at supporting an effective and timely response during drought shocks and improving the resilience of small-holder farmers and livestock keepers. This review documents the current status, and discusses future prospects and potential challenges for EO utilization in IBDRF applications in sub-Saharan Africa. We focus on pastoral systems, which are hotspots in terms of vulnerability to climate and environmental change, food insecurity, poverty, and conflicts. In these systems, EO-based IBDRF interventions are rapidly scaling up as part of national and international risk management strategies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1295162024-10-03T07:40:58Z Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa Fava, Francesco P. Vrieling, Anton drought financing risk africa systems sub-saharan africa pastoral systems observation earth As climate-related crises increase globally, climate risk financing is becoming an integral part of financial protection and resilience building strategies of African countries. Drought-induced crises result in devastating human impacts and high costs for vulnerable countries, threatening longer-term investments and development efforts. While earth observation (EO) has been widely used for drought early warning, new opportunities emerge from integrating EO data and methods into index-based drought risk financing (IBDRF) instruments. Such instruments aim at supporting an effective and timely response during drought shocks and improving the resilience of small-holder farmers and livestock keepers. This review documents the current status, and discusses future prospects and potential challenges for EO utilization in IBDRF applications in sub-Saharan Africa. We focus on pastoral systems, which are hotspots in terms of vulnerability to climate and environmental change, food insecurity, poverty, and conflicts. In these systems, EO-based IBDRF interventions are rapidly scaling up as part of national and international risk management strategies. 2021-02 2023-03-10T14:37:33Z 2023-03-10T14:37:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129516 en Open Access Elsevier Fava, Francesco; Vrieling, Anton. 2021. Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 48: 44-52 |
| spellingShingle | drought financing risk africa systems sub-saharan africa pastoral systems observation earth Fava, Francesco P. Vrieling, Anton Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub saharan africa |
| topic | drought financing risk africa systems sub-saharan africa pastoral systems observation earth |
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