Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA Region

This paper presents the composite drought indicator (CDI) that Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, and Tunisian government agencies now produce monthly to support operational drought management decision making, and it describes their iterative co-development processes. The CDI is primarily intended to mo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Bergaoui, Karim, Belhaj Fraj, Makram, Fragaszy, Stephen, Ghanim, A., Hamadin, O., Al‑Karablieh, E., Al‑Bakri, J., Fakih, M., Fayad, A., Comair, F., Yessef, M., Mansour, H. B., Belgrissi, H., Arsenault, K., Peters‑Lidard, C., Kumar, S., Hazra, A., Nie, W., Hayes, M., Svoboda, M., McDonnell, Rachael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024
Subjects:	drought indicators monitoring precipitation soil moisture decision making policies
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141689