Sociohydrology

Drought Diagnosis: What the Medical Sciences Can Teach Us
Drought management is currently informed by a variety of approaches, mostly responding to drought crisis when it happens. Toward more effective and integrated drought management, we introduce a conceptual drought diagnosis framework inspired by diagnostic concepts from the field of medicine. This framework comprises five steps: 1. Initial diagnostic assessment; 2. Diagnostic testing; 3. Consultation; 4. Communication of the diagnosis; and 5. Treatment and prognosis. This framework can help drought managers to be more proactive in enabling drought-affected regions to become more drought resilient in the future.
David W. Walker, Louise Cavalcante, Sarra Kchouk, Germano G. Ribeiro Neto, Art Dewulf, Rubens S. Gondim, Eduardo S. Passos Rodrigues Martins, Lieke A. Melsen, Francisco de Assis de Souza Filho, Noemi Vergopolan, Pieter R. Van Oel
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Drought Diagnosis: What the Medical Sciences Can Teach Us
Cognitive Biases about Climate Variability in Smallholder Farming Systems in Zambia
Given the varying manifestations of climate change over time and the influence of climate perceptions on adaptation, it is important to …
Kurt B. Waldman, Noemi Vergopolan, Shahzeen Z. Attari, Justin Sheffield, Lyndon D. Estes, Kelly K. Caylor, Tom P. Evans
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Cognitive Biases about Climate Variability in Smallholder Farming Systems in Zambia