causes of poverty
type: Concept
narrower: droughts

climate
type: Concept
narrower: droughts

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: droughts

droughts
type: Concept
broader: water shortages
broader: natural disasters
broader: effects of climate change
broader: economics of poverty
broader: climate
broader: causes of poverty
definition: Drought is a slow-onset natural hazard characterized by an extended period of deficiency in precipitation in a region. Drought disaster is the natural disaster with the largest number of causalities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Drought]

economics of poverty
type: Concept
narrower: droughts

effects of climate change
type: Concept
narrower: droughts

natural disasters
type: Concept
narrower: droughts

water shortages
type: Concept
narrower: droughts