Nouri et al. (2026) Climate change and agricultural droughts: understanding the growing challenge

Identification

• Journal: Elsevier eBooks
• Year: 2026
• Date: 2026-08-14
• Authors: Milad Nouri, Shadman Veysi
• DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-33879-3.00029-1

Research Groups

• Soil and Water Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

Short Summary

This chapter provides a conceptual framework for understanding drought, specifically focusing on the definitions and classifications of agricultural drought in the context of climate change.

Objective

• To define the fundamental elements of drought and distinguish between the various types of drought (meteorological, hydrological, agricultural, and socioeconomic) to improve monitoring and policy response.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Global/Conceptual
• Temporal Scale: Not specified (Literature review)

Methodology and Data

• Models used: N/A (Conceptual review)
• Data sources: Synthesis of existing scientific literature (e.g., Dracup et al., 1980; Wilhite & Glantz, 1985; Dai et al., 2018)

Main Results

• A comprehensive drought definition must incorporate four key elements: the nature of the water deficit, the time period, the level of temporal truncation, and regionalization/standardization.
• While various specialized categories exist, the four-type classification (meteorological, hydrological, agricultural, and socioeconomic) remains the primary standard for drought categorization.
• Meteorological drought is identified as the most basic form, characterized primarily by precipitation shortfalls.

Contributions

• Synthesizes the theoretical foundations of drought classification, emphasizing the critical niche of agricultural drought and the necessity of precise definitions for effective water resource management.

Funding

• Not mentioned in the provided text

Citation

@article{Nouri2026Climate,
  author = {Nouri, Milad and Veysi, Shadman},
  title = {Climate change and agricultural droughts: understanding the growing challenge},
  journal = {Elsevier eBooks},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1016/b978-0-443-33879-3.00029-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-33879-3.00029-1}
}