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Drought and links to other disasters

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* Drought causes decreased agricultural productivity. Increased temperatures cause increased water demand for crops, which may be less available. Recent research into the effects of climate change indicates that even if basic adaptive measures are taken, global agricultural production will decline 3% by 2080 due to increased temperatures. In Kenya, the 1998 – 2000 droughts caused a 15% reduction in agricultural production (5% of which was livestock).

[[Image:women collecting water.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Woman collecting water. [http://endwaterpoverty.blogspot.com/2010/09/georgina-rannard-from-end-water-poverty.html Addressing two critical MDGs together: gender in water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives.] Photo: [http://www.wateraidamerica.org/ Water Aid] / Layton Thompson.]]

* Drought negatively impacts well-being of women and girls who will spend more time collecting firewood, collecting water from increasingly distant sources, attending to sick family members and cultivating land (most agricultural activities undertaken by women).

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