Drought is a natural hazard resulting from a substantial period with a lack of precipitation. Although many consider it a rare and random event, drought is actually a normal, recurrent feature of climate. Drought normally affects more people than other natural hazards do, and its effects are spread over a larger geographical area.
The LENRD has a Drought Management Plan which is intended to define drought locally and identify processes in order to respond to and manage the impacts of future drought events.