The challenge of coping with droughts is one of Embrapa's important lines of work, especially due to their occurrence in the Brazilian Semi-arid region. Studies related to this theme have been grouped within the company in the “Portfolio Coping with Droughts in the Brazilian Semi-arid”, encompassing works in Brazilian cities that are inside the semi-arid environment, the production region that is most affected by the occurrence of droughts.

Drought is a natural weather phenomenon that causes negative impacts on agricultural production systems and on the life of the populations that inhabit the 1262 municipalities in the semi-arid region of the Brazilian Northeast. Historically, the effect of droughts in the Brasilian semi-arid region would be relieved with emergency measures starting from the occurrence of this kind of event. Action that target the management of the risk of droughts, aimed at reducing their social and economic impacts, is thus an important tool for regional development. [+] Read more.

Os primeiros relatos de ocorrência de seca no Nordeste brasileiro datam do final do século XVI (1583/1585). Mas atualmente, esse fenômeno tem sido observado em outros locais do Brasil. São Paulo vive atualmente a maior seca dos últimos 80 anos. Em 2012, cerca de 650 municípios da Região Sul estavam em situação de emergência por causa da seca.  Acesse aqui e conheça algumas questões importantes sobre o tema respondidas por especialistas da Embrapa.   [+] Leia mais