| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| DMP | Drought management plan |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| MAR | Managed aquifer recharge |
| NAP | National Climate Adaptation Plan |
| NAS | National Climate Adaptation Strategy |
| NbS | Nature-based solutions |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PDSI | Palmer Drought Severity Index |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| RBMP | River Basin Management Plan |
| RCP | Representative Concentration Pathway |
| SMA | Surface Soil Moisture Anomaly |
| SPEI | Standardised Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index |
| SPI | Standardised Precipitation Index |
| SSP | Shared Socioeconomic Pathway |
| UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| US | United States |
| USD | US Dollars |
| WFD | Water Framework Directive |
Global Drought Outlook
Trends, Impacts and Policies to Adapt to a Drier World
