Drought is arguably one of the most devastating natural disasters in developing countries, particularly in Africa …. Climate change is expected to add to this threat. Drought has far-reaching socio-economic and ecological implications that … communities, and there is an ever increasing urgency to establish drought preparedness and to improve the resilience of …

consumption ex post via savings in the form of livestock. Based on data covering Burkina Faso's 2004 drought, we find that … livestock sales increase significantly in response to drought with households citing the need to finance food consumption. Some …