Droughts become more frequent and have a more significant impact. This causes a shift in the question asked by society from “How often does a drought occur?” to “How long does the current drought last and how long will it take to recover from it?”. Within the Recover project models are developed that can predict how long drought last and how we can mitigate their impact using adaptive water management.

To identify the critical recovery rates for vegetation and water management interactions to reliably forecast the remaining drought duration and recovery

• dr. Sandra Hauswirth
• dr. ir. Niko Wanders