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dc.contributor.authorMlenga, Daniel H.
dc.contributor.authorJordaan, Andries J.
dc.contributor.authorMandebvu, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-27T11:35:31Z
dc.date.available2020-07-27T11:35:31Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationMlenga, D.H. et al. 2019. Integrating Standard Precipitation Index and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index for near-real-time drought monitoring in Eswatini. Jamba: Journal of disaster risk studies. 11(1):1-9. [http://www.jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1996-1421
dc.identifier.issn2072-845X (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/35389
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v11i1.917
dc.description.abstractEswatini, as the rest of southern Africa, is being frequented by drought over the last decade, and modelling experts are predicting that drought years will become more and severe. The expected increase in extreme climatic events makes the use of drought indices essential for drought monitoring and early warning. To enable Eswatini to better prepare, analyse and respond to drought, this study analysed the use of Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) for near-real-time drought monitoring through the development of a model for drought severity. Meteorological stations across all agroecological zones with data for the period 1986–2017 were selected for analysis. The SPI computation was achieved through DrinC software. Primary NDVI data sources were CHIRPS gridded rainfall dataset and the MODIS NDVI CMG data. Results of the 3-month SPI indicated that moderate droughts were experienced in 1990/1991, 2005/2006, 2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2015/2016. The Highveld and Middleveld had the lowest drought occurrence percentage of 3.3%, whereas the likelihood of having a moderate, severe and extreme drought was higher in the Lowveld. The study determined a positive correlation between the SPI and the NDVI at 3-month time scale, and a value of Y (drought severity) greater than 0.54 indicated a significant dry spell and could be used as a drought trigger threshold for early warning. The combined use of NDVI and SPI was deemed capable of providing a near-real-time indicator for drought conditions allowing planners to provide timely information for drought preparedness, mitigation and response planning, thereby helping to lower the eventual drought relief costs, protect food security and reduce the humanitarian impact on the population.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOASISen_US
dc.subjectDroughten_US
dc.subjectStandard precipitation indexen_US
dc.subjectNormalised Difference Vegetation Indexen_US
dc.subjectDrought monitoringen_US
dc.subjectEarly warningen_US
dc.titleIntegrating Standard Precipitation Index and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index for near-real-time drought monitoring in Eswatinien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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