Workshop on Developing a Drought Monitoring, Early Warning and Mitigation System for South America

 

Workshop on Developing a Drought Monitoring, Early Warning and Mitigation System for South America

Buenos Aires, Argentina
8-10 August 2017

Project Strategic Plan

Plan Estratégico del Proyecto - En Espanol

Concept Note

Participants Agenda

Reference Material and Links

PRESENTATIONS

Session 1 - Global Perspectives

• Meeting Purpose and Expected Outcomes by Celeste Saulo (SMN-Argentina) and Julián Báez (DMN-Paraguay)
• Overview of Integrated Drought Management and Climate Services by Robert Stefanski, (WMO-Switzerland)
• Global Drought Information System (GDIS) and Regional Drought Monitoring (North American Drought Monitoring) by Richard Heim (NCEI-USA)

Session 2: Regional Perspectives

• Developing a Drought Information System for South America by Celeste Saulo and Julián Báez

Session 3 - National Perspectives

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador

Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Session 4 - Role of South American Regional Climate Centers

• Southern South America RCC by Celete Saulo
• Western South America RCC (CIIFEN) by Rodney Martinez (CIIFEN-Ecuador)

Session 5 - Drought Information Systems: Lessons Learned

• U.S. Drought Information System by Roger Pulwarty (NOAA-USA)
• Northeastern Brazil Drought Monitoring by Eduardo Martins (FUNCEME-Brazil)
• Mexico Drought Information System by Mario Lopez (IMTA. Mexico)

Other Perspectives

• Climate Services for Climate Smart-Planning and Decision-Making by Ana Bucher (World Bank)
• Re-Insurance and Drought by Nidia Martinez (AIG)
• UN Risk Nexus Initiative: Probabilistic drought hazard and risk assessment by Omar Dario Cardona (Colombia)
• CEMADEN - Drought Overview by Regina Alvalá (CEMADEN, Brazil)

Breakout Sessions

• Breakout Session 1 - Monitoring and Forecasting
• Breakout Session 2 - Risk Assessment and Impacts
• Breakout Session 3 - Preparedness and Mitigation

Final Session

• Bringing It All Together by Roger Puwarty, Julian Baez, and Celeste Saulo

Reference Material and Links

• Southern South American Regional Climate Center
• Western South American Regional Climate Center
• Northeast Brazil Drought Monitor
• High-level Meeting on National Drought Policies
• US National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
• Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP)
• Global Drought Information System (GDIS) - Regional Drought Products
• List of Drought Products of WMO Members