Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought About Drought After completing this lesson you have learned to answer: 1.How drought impacts in terms water resources in the environment of a village? 2.What are health issues related to soil, crop, and humans, that are affected by drought? 3.Which environmental issue is affected more during drought? Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment?

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought About Drought Damage to crop and livestock habitat including fish Increased ground water depletion, and reduced recharge Lower water levels in reservoirs, lakes and ponds Reduced flow from springs, stream flow, and rivers Less drinking water and poor water quality due to increased salts Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment?

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought About Drought Damage to plant communities like shelterbelts, timber trees etc. Loss of biodiversity Soil health is affected by way of increased concentration of salts Spread of human and animal diseases Increased crop pests and diseases Decreased air quality due to dust and pollutants. Lesson 5: How drought affects the environment?

Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics Course on Coping with Drought About Drought With this, the Lesson 5 on the effects of drought on environment concludes. If you would like to check your understanding of the effects of drought on environment, click “Exercise” button. Next, Lesson 6 is about the impact of drought on our society. Click “Lessons” button to select Lesson 6 Exercise Course on Coping with Drought Impacts of Drought Lessons