Drought Risk and You

  • McEwen, Lindsey (PI)
  • Liguori, Antonia (RA)
  • Wilson, Michael (CoI)
  • Black, Andrew (CoI)
  • de Silvey, Caitlin (CoI)
  • Taylor, Tim (CoI)
  • White, Mathew (CoI)
  • Garde-Hansen, Joanne (CoI)
  • Grove, Ivan (CoI)
  • McGuinness, Martina (CoI)
  • Corner, Adam (CoI)

Project: Research

Project Details

Description

This innovative interdisciplinary project aims to develop an easy-to-use, evidence-based resource or utility, which can be used in decision-making in drought risk management. To achieve this, we will bring together information from drought science and scenario-modelling (using mathematical models to forecast the impacts of drought) with stakeholder engagement and narrative storytelling.

While other drought impact studies have focused on mathematical modelling of drought risk, this project is very different. Our project will integrate arts, humanities and social science research methods, with hydrological, meteorological, agricultural and ecological science knowledge, through multi-partner collaboration.

Seven case study catchments (areas linked by a common water resource) in England, Wales and Scotland will be selected to reflect the hydrological, socio-economic and cultural contrasts in the UK. Study of drought impacts will take place at different scales - from small plot experiments to local catchment scale. Citizen science and stakeholder engagement with drought experiments in urban and rural areas will be used as stimuli for conversations about drought risk and its mitigation.
AcronymDRY
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/01/1430/09/19

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