Vulnerability to Drought

The degree to which a region is susceptible to drought is known as drought vulnerability, and it can be represented by pertinent characteristics that include exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity components. The social, physical, economic, and infrastructural aspects that determine drought vulnerability are represented by these elements.

Drought: 

• Aridity is caused by excessive temperatures and inadequate precipitation, resulting in long periods of dry weather.
• Approximately 68% of cultivable land is at risk of drought.
• Rajasthan (chronically), Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh are all affected by drought. Relatively severe droughts result in difficult living conditions in the affected regions.

According to the Drought in Numbers, 2022 report, which was released on May 11 at the 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) , both the frequency and duration of drought have been rising alarmingly around the world since the start of the 21st century . The most recent review examined the effects of droughts on human life and livelihoods over a period of 122 years and 196 nations. A whole new generation is allegedly growing up with “water scarcity.” India was listed as one of the nations with the worst effects of the drought. During 2020–2022, about two-thirds of the nation experienced drought.