Mark Svoboda
Mark Svoboda is the founding director of the US National Drought Mitigation Center (NMDC) and a key figure in drought research and management. He co-authored a recent report highlighting the severe impacts of drought on global food security and water resources, asserting that current conditions represent a slow-moving global catastrophe exacerbated by climate change. Svoboda's work emphasizes the need for urgent action and international cooperation to address the escalating crisis of drought, which is affecting millions worldwide.
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Mark Svoboda, a report co-author, highlighted the struggles of Mediterranean countries under persistent drought.
Record heat and El Niño drive humanitarian disaster – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-07-07Mark Svoboda is a co-author of the report and the founding director of the NDMC.
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Bolivia· 2025-07-06
Dr Mark Svoboda is the co-author of a report describing drought as a 'slow-moving global catastrophe'.
Recent droughts are 'slow-moving global catastrophe'
United Kingdom· 2025-07-02
Mark Svoboda is the founding director of the US National Drought Mitigation Center and co-author of the report on drought.
Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report | DroughtUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-02