الفهرس 
Title : A New Composite Index for Identifying Drought Events : A Case Study of the Blue Nile River Basin
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Abstract
Drought is a slow-onset phenomenon that evolves over a season or even years. Drought affects people more than any other natural disaster due to its widespread and significant negative impacts. Drought indices provide a short message to stakeholders to adapt water resource management strategies. Since drought results from interconnected phenomena, designing a composite drought index that includes several drought indices can accurately capture drought events. This research developed a composite drought index and assessed droughts over the whole basin of the Blue Nile by evaluating meteorological, agricultural, and hydrological drought indices. This is essential for the region’s water security, food security, and risk reduction.