Primary Convener:
Chandra Rajulapati, University of Manitoba

Convener:
Arpita Mondal, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Sudarshana Mukhopadhyay, University of California San Diego

Chair:
Chandra Rajulapati, Indian Institute of Science
Sudarshana Mukhopadhyay, University of California San Diego

Droughts pose a persistent threat to food and water security worldwide. Understanding the evolution of droughts across spatial and temporal scales, climate drivers influencing these extremes, impacts of climate change on droughts, and repercussions of droughts on food and water security are essential for effective planning and development of mitigation measures. Consequently, there is a critical need for advancements in modeling, monitoring, prediction, and risk assessment to improve resilience against droughts. In this session, we welcome research contributions encompassing, but not limited to, the following areas: (1) analyzing changes in the severity, duration, intensity, frequency, and spatial extent of droughts under changing climate; (2) exploring novel methodologies for drought characterizations and predictions, e.g., machine learning techniques; (3) understanding the climate drivers of droughts and their spatial/temporal evolution, including flash droughts; (4) characterizing drought risk, vulnerability, exposure, and adaptive capacity; (5) proposing novel methods for short- and long-term drought management strategies.

Index Terms
1807 Climate impacts
1812 Drought
4315 Monitoring, forecasting, prediction
4333 Disaster risk analysis and assessment

Suggested Itineraries:
Disasters‚ Calamities and Extreme Events
National Climate Assessment
Climate Change and Global Policy
Career and Professional Development
Inclusive and Indigenous Science
Science Communications
Machine Learning and AI
Community and People-Powered Science
Open Science and Open Data
Global Impacts‚ Solutions‚ & Policies

Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
SY - Science and Society
ED - Education
GC - Global Environmental Change

Co-Organized Sessions:
Global Environmental Change
Natural Hazards

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering
1. Science Nexus