Droughts: a global crisis that hits the poorest
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This article is an edited excerpt from the ‘Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Special Report on Drought 2021’ by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. To read the full report, visit undrr.org/publication/gar-special-report-drought-2021.
“At least 1,5 billion people have been directly affected by drought this century, and the economic cost has been estimated at US$124 billion [about R1,76 trillion]. The true cost is likely to be many times higher, however, as estimates do not include much of the effect of droughts in developing countries.
According to ‘Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Special Report on Drought 2021’,
