Droughts Beyond Hydro-climatological Extremes

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K17352
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 22040:Hydroengineering-related
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	KULKARNI SNEHA 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科(工学部), 特任研究員 (60992493)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords	Droughts / Extremes / socio-economic stress / CDI / GDIS
Outline of Research at the Start	The goals of this research will be achieved through three objectives. The first objective is to develop a global combined drought indicator that accurately assesses the impacts of hydro-climatological droughts. The second objective is to investigate the occurrences of DNHCE events, their effects, and the possible reasons behind them. Results from these objectives will contribute to addressing the third objective, which involves studying the responses of developing and developed countries to DNHC events and their vulnerability.