RT Journal Article
T1 Lessons from the 2018–2019 European droughts: a collective need for unifying drought risk management
A1 Blauhut, Veit
A1 Stoelzle, Michael
A1 Ahopelto, Lauri
A1 Brunner, Manuela I.
A1 Teutschbein, Claudia
A1 Wendt, Doris E.
A1 Akstinas, Vytautas
A1 Bakke, Sigrid J.
A1 Barker, Lucy J.
A1 Bartošová, Lenka
A1 Briede, Agrita
A1 Cammalleri, Carmelo
A1 Kalin, Ksenija Cindrić
A1 De Stefano, Lucia
A1 Fendeková, Miriam
A1 Finger, David C.
A1 Huysmans, Marijke
A1 Ivanov, Mirjana
A1 Jaagus, Jaak
A1 Jakubínský, Jiří
A1 Krakovska, Svitlana
A1 Laaha, Gregor
A1 Lakatos, Monika
A1 Manevsk, Kiril
A1 Andersen, Mathias Neumann
A1 Nikolova, Nina
A1 Osuch, Marzena
A1 Oel, Pieter van
A1 Radeva, Kalina
A1 Romanowicz, Renata J.
A1 Toth, Elena
A1 Trnka, Mirek
A1 Trofimova, Iryna
A1 Van Loon, Anne F.
A1 Vliet, Michelle T. H. van
A1 Vidal, Jean-Philippe
A1 Wanders, Niko
A1 Werner, Micha
A1 Willems, Patrick
A1 Živković, Nenad
AB Drought events and their impacts vary spatially and temporally due to diverse pedo-climatic and hydrologic conditions, as well as variations in exposure and vulnerability, such as demographics and response actions. While hazard severity and frequency of past drought events have been studied in detail, little is known about the effect of drought management strategies on the actual impacts and how the hazard is perceived by relevant stakeholders. In a continental study, we characterised and assessed the impacts and the perceptions of two recent drought events (2018 and 2019) in Europe and examined the relationship between management strategies and drought perception, hazard, and impact. The study was based on a pan-European survey involving national representatives from 28 countries and relevant stakeholders responding to a standard questionnaire. The survey focused on collecting information on stakeholders' perceptions of drought, impacts on water resources and beyond, water availability, and current drought management strategies on national and regional scales. The survey results were compared with the actual drought hazard information registered by the European Drought Observatory (EDO) for 2018 and 2019. The results highlighted high diversity in drought perception across different countries and in values of the implemented drought management strategies to alleviate impacts by increasing national and sub-national awareness and resilience. The study identifies an urgent need to further reduce drought impacts by constructing and implementing a European macro-level drought governance approach, such as a directive, which would strengthen national drought management and mitigate damage to human and natural assets.
PB European Geosciences Union
SN 1561-8633
YR 2022
FD 2022-06-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71945
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71945
LA eng
NO Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg
NO Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry foundation.
NO Natural Environment Research Council
NO SustES
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025