Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12962147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesco Fava (0000-0003-3748-7417, International Livestock Research Institute, corresponding author), Anton Vrieling (0000-0002-7979-1540, University of Twente) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Pages | 44-52 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1877-3435 • E-ISSN: 1877-3443 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cosust.2020.09.006 |
| OpenAlex | W3093024133 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 72 |
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
Business · Climate change · Climate resilience · Climate risk · Early warning system · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Natural resource economics · Poverty · Psychological intervention · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Vulnerability (computing · Warning system · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Climate variability and models · Engineering · Environmental Science · Hydrology and Drought Analysis · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |