Semiarid regions are often affected by water scarcity and poor water quality. Seasonal
changes in precipitation and drought events increase the pressure of use on water bodies …

Drought is one of the major threats to societies in Sub-Saharan Africa, as the majority of the
population highly depends on rain-fed subsistence agriculture and traditional water supply …

Good quality data on precipitation are a prerequisite for applications like short-term weather
forecasts, medium-term humanitarian assistance, and long-term climate modelling. In Sub …

A comprehensive river basin assessment is key to integrated land and water resources
management (ILWRM), which is based on an integrated system analysis to identify …

In the arid and semi-arid region in northern Namibia, there are three main catchment areas
the Kunene, the Kavango, and the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin (CEB). The Kunene and the …

In this study a remote sensing approach based on multi-sensor satellite data for the creation
of different hydrological products is presented. It includes different methods for deriving …

Droughts are phenomena that occur worldwide, in humid and arid environments as well as
in the Global North and the Global South. They are considered as slow onset hazards that …

Water scarcity is an essential threat to the sustainable development pathways of countries in
the Global South. In southern Africa for instance, hydro-climatic conditions are already …