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
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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
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
- 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