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Both drought hazard and vulnerability are changing, and will change due to future global environmental change. With global warming, drought hazard, the balance of moisture supply and demand, is likely to be exacerbated in many regions. Exposure to economic losses continues, despite considerable promise to warn of forthcoming drought episodes and ameliorate impacts, especially with preparedness and insurance. Yet, the conjuncture of hazard and vulnerability only partly defines risk — the discursive construction of risk through social, economic and political institutions suggests that over the course of decades, adaptive approaches that reflect changing expectations, rather than prescriptive approaches embedded in fixed operational definitions and rules, are desirable.
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Downing, T.E., Bakker, K. (2000). Drought Risk in a Changing Environment. In: Vogt, J.V., Somma, F. (eds) Drought and Drought Mitigation in Europe. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9472-1_6
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