International Drought Resilience Alliance
November 17 , 2022
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- The International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) was launched in the COP27 to the UNFCC.
- Spain and Senegal jointly launched the IDRA.
- It aims to promote cooperation to increase preparedness against future droughts.
- The Alliance has 30 countries and 20 organisations.
- The IDRA was first announced by Spain at the 77th session of the UNGA in September this year.
- The recent occurrences of droughts have been more frequent and severe.
- The frequency of droughts has surged by 29 per cent since 2000.
- Over 55 million people are affected each year.
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