With repeated droughts and repeated famines, especially in Africa, it is clear that there is an urgent need to invest and to build resilience to drought, which comes repeatedly and regularly, if not predictably, to dryland regions.
38. 由于一再发生旱灾和饥荒，特别是在非洲，因而显然亟需进行投资以建立抗旱能力；旱灾不可预测，但经常而且反复袭击干旱地区。