Agricultural drought risk assessment of Northern New South Wales, Australia using geospatial techniques

Droughts are recurring events in Australia and cause a severe effect on agricultural water resources. However, the studies about drought risk mapping very limited Australia. Therefore, comprehensive assessment approach that incorporates all components with their influencing criteria is essential to generate detailed information for operational management. A was prepared this work incorporating of (hazard, vulnerability, exposure, mitigation capacity) relevant using geospatial techniques. The then applied identify spatial pattern Northern New South Wales region total 16 under each component were considered, fuzzy logic aided techniques used prepare hazard, capacity indices. These indices incorporated quantify comprehensively study area. outputs depicted 19.2% 41.7% areas very-high moderate high droughts, respectively. efficiency results successfully evaluated inventory map. generated produced by can assist authorities formulating proactive strategies.