Re-Evaluating Drought Indicators: Learning from Small-Scale Farmers in South Africa
In: IJDRR-D-23-02677
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In: IJDRR-D-23-02310
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In: Natural hazards and earth system sciences: NHESS, Band 24, Heft 6, S. 2165-2173
ISSN: 1684-9981
Abstract. This paper describes the process of creating a global survey of experts to evaluate drought resilience indicators. The lessons learned include five main points: (1) the heterogeneity in the conceptual background should be minimized before the construction of the survey; (2) large numbers of indicators decrease the engagement of respondents through the survey, and ways to apportion indicators whilst maintaining reliability should be considered; (3) it is necessary to design the survey to balance response rate and accuracy; (4) the survey questions should have clear statements with a logical and flowing structure; and (5) reaching experts with different domain experience and representing different regions is difficult but crucial to minimize biased results.