Drylands

Though Borana drylands have a long history with routinely occurring drought consequences, currently the severity, length, and frequency of drought have been changing.

Drylands are experiencing warming rates 20–40% higher than other regions, making them frontline battlegrounds against climate change.

Drylands, traditionally seen as fragile ecosystems, are key to developing climate-smart agricultural models that can be scaled globally.

During the same period, global drylands expanded by approximately 4.3 million square kilometres.

Many of them are endemic and ecosystems, including nine major river catchments, mountains, drylands, savannah and coastal and marine areas.

Heat waves have baked in drought, particularly in drylands.

Understanding the Spatial Variability of Environmental Change in Drylands with Rock Varnish Microlaminations.