Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Drought Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk in Three Different Climatic Zones in Algeria Using Two Commonly Used Meteorological Indices

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 15; no. 10; p. 7803
• Main Authors: Haied, Nadjib, Foufou, Atif, Khadri, Samira, Boussaid, Adel, Azlaoui, Mohamed, Bougherira, Nabil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Arid climates; Basins; Climate; Climatic zones; Drought; Drought index; Environmental risk; Geographic information systems; Physical characteristics; Physical properties; Precipitation; Rain; Risk management; Root-mean-square errors; Social factors; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomics; Standardized precipitation index; Stream flow; Water shortages; Watersheds; Weather; Weather hazards; United Kingdom; Mediterranean Sea; Algeria

Drought is considered a natural hazard and has become a recurrent phenomenon in Algeria since the 1970s. Algeria is characterized by three different climates, namely, sub-humid, semi-arid and arid climates. In this study, we aimed to spatiotemporally assess drought hazard, vulnerability and risk in...