Incorporating socio-hydrological contexts for systemic drought vulnerability in forested cold climates - a conceptual framework.

• DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-11974
• Publication Date: 2023-02-26T02:28:33Z
• Authors: Elin Stenfors; Malgorzata Blicha...; Thomas Grabs; Claudia Teutschbein
• Keywords: Vulnerability; Conceptual framework

In a changing climate, drought risk and vulnerability assessments are becoming increasingly important. Following the global call for proactive management, progressively taking its stage in research community. As manifestation of is dependent on social, ecological hydroclimatic context which it occurs, identifying factors relevant specific climatological regions may improve quality assessments. Meanwhile, holistic overview affecting polar cold climates currently lacking, although recent events (such as 2018 European large parts Scandinavia) have reminded us that droughts prevalent even colder climate zones. These home to socio-hydrological systems including urban areas, energy systems, agricultural practices, boreal forest. By conducting an interdisciplinary systematic literature review, conceptualization was identified forested ecoregions Köppen-Geiger D E climates. Vulnerability factors, described by several scientific disciplines, were combined into conceptual framework study region. The results demonstrate wide range conceptualizations exist assessing vulnerability, key sectors studied region, well thematic differences between such forestry, water supply agriculture. developed adopts novel approach, categorising their location system, relation blue or green sources. This allows identification systemic patterns different types be universal these independent type they exposed to. provide new insights regional base stakeholders performing