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1 Wilhite, D. A. 2000. Drought preparedness and response in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 8(2):81-92.
Drought resistance ; Planning / Africa South of Sahara / Angola / Botswana / Lesotho / Malawi / Mauritius / Mozambique / Namibia / South Africa / Swaziland / Zambia / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7813 Record No: H039900)
2 Khanna-Chopra, R.; Patil, R. V. 2006. Physiological basis of drought resistance in crop plants. In Samra, J. S.; Singh, G.; Dagar, J. C. (Eds.). Drought management strategies in India. New Delhi, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Natural Resource Management Division. pp.103-134.
Drought resistance ; Crops ; Water deficit ; Water loss ; Water potential ; Water use efficiency ; Wheat / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G635 SAM Record No: H040120)
3 Malhi, N. S.; Gill, M. S.; Dhillon, B. S. 2006. Plant improvement strategies for drought management. In Samra, J. S.; Singh, G.; Dagar, J. C. (Eds.). Drought management strategies in India. New Delhi, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Natural Resource Management Division. pp.242-266.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G635 SAM Record No: H040122)
4 Poland, D.; Sawkins, M.; Ribaut, J. M.; Hoisington, D. (Eds.) 2004. Resilient crops for water limited environments: Proceedings of a Workshop held at Cuernavaca Mexico, 24-28 May 2004. Mexico, DF, Mexico: CIMMYT. 286p.
Cereals ; Rice ; Maize ; Wheat ; Bananas ; Beans ; Cassava ; Rainfed farming ; Drought resistance ; Plant breeding ; Genotypes ; Irrigated farming ; Dehydration ; Salinity ; Water stress / Africa / Southern Africa / Africa South of Sahara / China / India / Nepal / Thailand / Mozambique / Mali / Malawi / Tanzania / Kenya / Angola / Mexico / Ethiopia / South East Asia / Cambodia / Vietnam / Nigeria / Tamil Nadu / Mekong Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 633.1 G000 POL Record No: H040273)
5 Reddy, V. R.; Syme, G. J. (Eds.) 2015. Integrated assessment of scale impacts of watershed intervention: assessing hydrogeological and bio-physical influences on livelihoods. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. 432p.
Watershed management ; Water resources ; Hydrogeology ; Geophysics ; Models ; Assessment ; Living standards ; Rainfed farming ; Social impact ; Economic impact ; Drought resistance ; Stakeholders ; Farmers ; Artificial recharge ; Groundwater ; Catchment areas ; Land management ; Sustainable development ; Households ; Indicators / India / Australia / Andhra Pradesh / West Bengal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.73 G000 RED Record No: H046881)
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6 Nhamo, Luxon; Mabhaudhi, T.; Modi, A. T. 2019. Preparedness or repeated short-term relief aid?: building drought resilience through early warning in southern Africa. Water SA, 45(1): 75-85. [doi: https://doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v45i1.09]
Early warning systems ; Drought resistance ; Water scarcity ; Water resources ; Disaster risk reduction ; Environmental degradation ; Natural disasters ; Rainfall ; Monitoring ; Environmental impact assessment ; Weather forecasting / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049087)
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wsa/article/view/182966/172340
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049087.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049087.pdf
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Southern Africa is highly vulnerable to drought because of its dependence on climate-sensitive sectors of agriculture, hydroenergy and fisheries. Recurring droughts continue to impact rural livelihoods and degrade the environment. Drought severity in southern Africa is exacerbated by poor levels of preparedness and low adaptive capacity. Whilst weather extremes and hazards are inevitable, the preparedness to manage such hazards determines their impact and whether they become disasters. Southern Africa is often caught unprepared by drought as existing early warning systems lack the drought forecasting component, which often results in reactionary interventions as opposed to well-planned and proactive response mechanisms. This study assesses the spatio-temporal changes of rainfall and aridity in southern Africa through an analysis of long-term precipitation and evaporation trends from 1960 to 2007. Stakeholder consultation was conducted in Madagascar, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe during the peak of the 2015/16 drought, focusing on overall drought impacts, current water resource availability, existing early warning systems, adaptation mechanisms and institutional capacity to mitigate and manage droughts as part of overall disaster risk reduction strategies. Average rainfall has decreased by 26% in the region between 1960 and 2007, and aridity has increased by 11% between 1980 and 2007. The absence of drought forecasting and lack of institutional capacity to mitigate drought impede regional drought risk reduction initiatives. Existing multi-hazard early warning systems in the region focus on flooding and drought monitoring and assessment. Drought forecasting is often not given due consideration, yet it is a key component of early warning and resilience building. We propose a regional drought early warning framework, emphasising the importance of both monitoring and forecasting as being integral to a drought early warning system and building resilience to drought.
7 Mateva, K. I.; Tan, X. L.; Halimi, R. A.; Chai, H. H.; Makonya, G. M.; Gao, X.; Shayanowako, A. I. T.; Ho, W. K.; Tanzi, A. S.; Farrant, J.; Mabhaudhi, T.; King, G. J.; Mayes, S.; Massawe, F. 2023. Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.). In Farooq, M.; Siddique, K. H. M. (Eds.). Neglected and underutilized crops: future smart food. London, UK: Academic Press. pp.557-615. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90537-4.00021-1]
Bambara groundnut ; Vigna subterranea ; Underutilized species ; Food systems ; Nutritive value ; Value chain analysis ; Economic viability ; Policies ; Food security ; Genomics ; Plant growth ; Climate change ; Climate resilience ; Abiotic stress ; Drought resistance ; Biotic stress ; Pest resistance ; Photoperiodicity ; Farmers ; Consumers / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051766)
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Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) represents an untapped potential for developing robust food systems. This promising but underutilized African grain legume has high nutritional qualities comparable to popular and widely consumed legumes, as well as exceptional resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. In addition, the crop can grow on a range of soils, fix atmospheric nitrogen, and enhance soil fertility, making its production truly climate-resilient. Third to peanut (Arachis hypogaea L) and cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) in terms of production and consumption in sub-Saharan Africa, Bambara groundnut is set to increase in importance as current food production systems become more diverse, and this is also evident in the steady increase in yield and area harvested across the west, east, and southern Africa over the past 25 years. Despite these relevant characteristics, the potential of Bambara groundnut in improving food systems is hindered by a lack of agricultural policy around the value chain, consistent phenological development, i.e., sensitivity to long photoperiods, and a phenomenon referred to as hard-to-cook (HTC) during poststorage processing. Over the years, research efforts have led to a more optimistic outlook for Bambara groundnut’s ability to overcome these challenges. However, a concerted policy push by African governments, with technical and financial support from regional organizations, is still required to boost research uptake to realize the crop's full potential. This chapter provides comprehensive evidence of Bambara groundnut as a “future smart food.” It details the challenges that need to be addressed and production systems thinking solutions to harness the full potential of this less-mainstream crop.
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