Abstract
Various drought indices have been developed to monitor the drought,
which is one of the results of climate change and mitigates its adverse
effects on water resources, especially agriculture. Vegetation indices
determined by remote sensing have been the subject of many studies in
recent years and shed light on drought risk management. This study is
examined in the Seyhan River Basin, a basin with Turkey’s considerable
population density counts and is situated south of the country.
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Vegetation Condition
Index (VCI) are the most widely used vegetation indices and are very
useful because they give results only based on satellite images. This
study examined the Seyhan Basin by using satellite data in which the
vegetation transformation occurring due to the decline of agricultural
and forest areas was also seen. An increase in drought frequency was
detected in the Seyhan Basin using NDVI and VCI indices. It was
determined that climate change and drought increased with a linear
uptrend. It is recommended that decision-makers should take the
necessary measures by considering the drought risk maps and that
long-term drought management plans should be made and implemented.