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The main objectives of our study are: to assess the potential of the CHIRPS rainfall product, characterize meteorological droughts during the growing season (March-May) from 1993 to 2022 and project the influence of climate scenarios on drought patterns in the future (2023-2052) in the lowlands of the East Bale Zone. The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) has been calculated through remote sensing (CHIRPS), Canadian Earth System model version5 (CanESM5) & National Center for Environmental Prediction Department of Energy Predictors. Furthermore, the monthly near-future rainfall was downscaled using a statistical downscaling model (SDSM4.2) under Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSP2-4.5) and SSP5-8.5 scenarios and then rasterized by inverse distance weighted interpolation.