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The Drought in Numbers 2022 – Report

May 14 , 2022 799 days 668 0
  • The Drought in Numbers, 2022 report was released at the ongoing 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) to UNCCD.
  • The latest assessment analysed droughts and impacts on life and livelihood over 122 years covering 196 countries.
  • Since 2000, there has been a 29 per cent increase in frequency and duration of droughts in the world.
  • Geographically, India’s drought vulnerability compares with that of sub-Saharan Africa.
  • The effect of severe droughts was estimated to have reduced India’s gross domestic product by 2-5 per cent over the 20 years from 1998-2017.

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