Revisiting disasters in Cabo Verde: a historical review of droughts and food insecurity events to enable future climate resilience

In this qualitative research, the author carries out a historical review and compilation of information related to disaster events that occurred between 1900 and 2018 in a Sahelian archipelago country, Cabo Verde. The author analyzes and discusses the information collected on drought emergency events that occurred during the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, informing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) actions and decision-making processes better.

The document evaluates the Global Disaster Database (EM-DAT) and the Cadre Harmonisé 2017-18 Food Security Analysis to characterize observed impacts of climate change and droughts on food security at the country level. It clarifies factors that affect the productive capacity of many territories, especially in developing countries. It increases the DRR knowledge base by capturing issues that have emerged from national efforts, and the ways of managing mechanisms for political decisionmaking to mitigate climate change impacts on the agrarian economy of affected zones.