Data underlying the publication: From insufficient rainfall to livelihoods: understanding the cascade of drought impacts and policy implications

This dataset contains municipality-level drought impact data from Ceará, Brazil, collected between February 2019 and October 2022. Data were gathered through monthly questionnaires completed by Ematerce field observers as part of routine monitoring across 184 municipalities. The dataset includes qualitative information on drought impacts and contextual factors.<br>A thematic analysis (Braun &amp; Clarke, 2006) was conducted to identify key patterns and themes. A homogenization process was applied to standardize terminology and classify impacts into 14 categories grouped into hydrological, agricultural, and socio-environmental-economic domains. Validation interviews with observers ensured data accuracy.The submission includes:<br><strong>Ceara Ematerce Drought Impacts Monitoring v4 (.atlproj22)</strong>: main qualitative dataset for use in Atlas.ti<strong>Code book quantitiesC.xlsx</strong>: quantitative codebook with supporting details<strong>Relatório do Monitoramento de Secas 2019–2022.xlsx</strong>: monitoring report summarizing drought conditions<br>The dataset is ready for qualitative coding, querying, and thematic exploration in software like Atlas.ti.