Beyond the Dry Spell: Building a Resilient Future in the Face of Intensifying Drought

Introduction: Drought as a Systemic Strategic Risk Drought is no longer an episodic environmental stress—it is emerging as a systemic strategic risk with direct implications for food security, energy stability, economic resilience, and geopolitical order. What was once treated as a slow-onset natural hazard is now evolving into a persistent structural condition reshaping the global…