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This article is part of a section on [[Resilient WASH systems in drought-prone areas|resilience of WASH systems]].
Drought has the potential to cause or worsen other disasters. Some effects on poverty, gender, conflict and power generation are outlined below.
====Poverty and food insecurity====
[[Image:india-poverty-drought.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Crops are ruined by floods or drought, causing poverty. Photo: [http://www.backpacking-tips-asia.com/india-poverty.html Backpacking Tips Asia.]]]
This article is part of a section on [[Resilient WASH systems in drought-prone areas|resilience of WASH systems]].
Drought causes increased poverty and food insecurity. Where drought events often occur with such frequency that people have no time to recover before another drought hits, their usual coping strategies for normal cyclical drought become inadequate. This results in increasing poverty and chronic food insecurity.
Links:
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18412127 In pictures: Niger's hunger-fighting trees.] A photographic explanation of how the moringa tree is drought-resistant and providing a consistent food supply.
* [http://www.backpacking-tips-asia.com/india-poverty.html India poverty].
* [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Fcrisis%2F28402-0f9dad42f33c6ad6ebda108ddc1009adf.pdf&ei=tHvNT966FsWi2gWo-e2PAw&usg=AFQjCNGqdHl88ZLD4L_HKf5NDoI2mPJDhQ&sig2=PO8bza5-J_GBaTRxIANnTg Drought‐related food insecurity: A focus on the Horn of Africa.] FAO, 2011.
* [http://www.defencetalk.com/water-war-possible-between-india-and-pakistan-22285/ Water War Possible Between India and Pakistan.]
* [http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/2533.cfm Water Is Running Out: How Inevitable Are International Conflicts?] Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), United Nations.
* [http://agriwaterpedia.info/wiki/Conflicts_over_water_resources Conflicts over water resources] from Agriwaterpedia.
====Hydropower generation====