Recent rainfall has not mitigated the overall drought so swiftly. Drought is a cumulative phenomenon; its impact extends over years, reaching the very heart of the economy, agriculture, and society....

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An unsustainable management of water and land resources, socio-economic inequality, and badly timed government policies created a volatile situation with widespread socio-economic vulnerability to drought. These are factors that can...