Droughts in the Anthropocene

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Introduction	8
Cape Town – Countdown to Day Zero and the way forward	10
Lake Chad – Tackling drought through cooperation	14
Sub-Saharan Africa – Knowledge to overcome water and food challenges	18
Zambia – Managing multiple objectives in a changing environment	22
Morocco – Harvesting fog in the mountains	26
Saudi Arabia – Sustainable solutions for making the desert bloom	30
Aral Sea – Conserving and rehabilitating a lost sea	34
Keoladeo National Park – A World Heritage site threatened by drought	38
Marshall Islands –Addressing water scarcity in a changing climate	42
Vietnam – The impact of drought in the Lower Mekong	46
California – Mitigating the socioeconomic impacts of drought	50
United Kingdom – Understanding the complexities of drought	54
The Caribbean – Navigating through changing risks	58
Chile – The Mega Drought	62
Peru – Diverse landscapes and monitoring challenges	66
References	70
Photo credits	74

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