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Worksheet: Drought in the Mediterranean

Sheet 3: Drought driving factors

Exercises on the text "Drought driving factors":

1. You have read about different factors creating drought.
Sum up all the reasons and aspects that lead to drought.
Can you find others that are not mentioned in the text?  

2. Imagine possible impacts of a drought regarding social, environmental and economic aspects.

3. In the text you heard about risk and crisis management concerning a drought. 
Consider steps of such managements and how they work together.
Therefore complete the following chart “The Cycle of Disaster Management” with the missing words:

• Disaster 
• Mitigation 
• Recovery
• Impact Assessment
• Reconstruction
• Preparedness
• Response
• Prediction
• Early Warning

chart by Stephanie Schnell

4. Search for websites concerning drought early warning systems!
How do they work?
Are the systems successful?
Give examples!

About this page:

- Author: S. Schnell - University of Nürnberg - Germany
- scientific reviewing:
- educational reviewing: Dr. Schrettenbrunner / J. Heres
- last update: 07.01.04