Impact of the ongoing drought on our economy

Drought produces a complex web that affect many sectors of the economy. The impact reaches well beyond the area experiencing physical drought. This complexity exists because water is integral to our ability to produce goods and provide services. Rainfall patterns are often the cause of natural disasters and rural folks have come to adapt to water availability.

Environmental degradation has been accelerated during this period of drought due to diminished wetlands, poor land use, activities such as cutting down of trees for fuel, wood and charcoal burning for income, bush and range fires and overgrazing.