Improving operational drought definitions: taking them to basin scale

The document argues that current operational drought patterns are insufficient because they rely primarily on hydro-meteorological or satellite data, failing to account for regional factors such as demand, management, and perceptions. It proposes shifting toward basin-scale drought definitions to better integrate drought monitoring with water resource management.

• Current operational drought patterns are limited because they are primarily based on satellite or hydro-meteorological data and ignore regional properties including demand aspects, management, and perceptions.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Improving operational drought definitions: taking them to basin scale. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/improving-operational-drought-definitions-taking-them-to-basin-scale/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Improving operational drought definitions: taking them to basin scale. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/improving-operational-drought-definitions-taking-them-to-basin-scale/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025improving, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Improving operational drought definitions: taking them to basin scale}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/improving-operational-drought-definitions-taking-them-to-basin-scale/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }