Workshop on Workshop on Risks and Impacts from Extreme Risks and Impacts from Extreme

Events Events of Droughts in ASEAN Countriesof Droughts in ASEAN Countries

22-23 September 201022-23 September 2010

Bangkok, ThailandBangkok, Thailand

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►Funded by Govt. of Thailand, ASEAN-Funded by Govt. of Thailand, ASEAN-US TATF, and JAIFUS TATF, and JAIF

►Attended by 9 AMS except Viet NamAttended by 9 AMS except Viet Nam►FAO, UNEP, IUCN, and MRC also FAO, UNEP, IUCN, and MRC also

attendedattended►Approx. 40 attendantsApprox. 40 attendants►With one-day Preliminary MeetingWith one-day Preliminary Meeting

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Photo Session Photo Session 22 Sep 2010 22 Sep 2010

►Consolidation of Consolidation of Recommendations/Drought Recommendations/Drought Management PlanManagement Plan The WorkshopThe Workshop

► identified six priority gapsidentified six priority gaps►Selected sixteen best-practice based solutionsSelected sixteen best-practice based solutions►Recommended nineteen action plan steps for Recommended nineteen action plan steps for

submission to the AWGWRMsubmission to the AWGWRM

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Session 6Session 6 23 Sep 2010 23 Sep 2010

► Lack of real time, updated and complete data within wider Lack of real time, updated and complete data within wider geographical coverage to allow for research and analysis to enable geographical coverage to allow for research and analysis to enable evaluation and forecasting risks and impacts to plan responses for evaluation and forecasting risks and impacts to plan responses for better drought management better drought management

► Need capacity building for monitoring and forecasting of drought Need capacity building for monitoring and forecasting of drought events, risks and impactsevents, risks and impacts

► Lack or limitation of government budget commitment for research Lack or limitation of government budget commitment for research and in-depth analyses of all aspects related to drought and and in-depth analyses of all aspects related to drought and management of risks and impactsmanagement of risks and impacts

► Unclear budget allocation policy to operate and maintain the Unclear budget allocation policy to operate and maintain the existing data acquisition and communications networks, and existing data acquisition and communications networks, and monitoring and analysis systems related infrastructuremonitoring and analysis systems related infrastructure

► The need to strengthen drought management related information, The need to strengthen drought management related information, knowledge sharing and dissemination to stakeholders at all levelsknowledge sharing and dissemination to stakeholders at all levels

► Lack of coordinated policy, strategy, guidelines and action plans on Lack of coordinated policy, strategy, guidelines and action plans on drought management as part of IWRM (including policy and pricing drought management as part of IWRM (including policy and pricing mechanism for water conservation)mechanism for water conservation)

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6 Priority Gaps6 Priority Gaps

The 11The 11thth Meeting of AWGWRM Meeting of AWGWRM► 2-4 July 2011, Singapore2-4 July 2011, Singapore► Took note of the 6 gaps identified and 19 Took note of the 6 gaps identified and 19

activities recommendedactivities recommended► Agreed that AMS will provide feedback on Agreed that AMS will provide feedback on

the most important and practical regional the most important and practical regional activity that could be implemented to activity that could be implemented to Thailand by 2 August 2011Thailand by 2 August 2011

► Agreed to discuss the follow-up actions at Agreed to discuss the follow-up actions at the 12the 12thth Meeting of AWGWRM based on the Meeting of AWGWRM based on the feedback from AMSfeedback from AMS

► To date, Thailand has got no feedback To date, Thailand has got no feedback from AMSfrom AMS

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Thailand AttemptThailand Attempt► Discussed possible cooperation with UN-Discussed possible cooperation with UN-

ESCAP ESCAP ► Three possible funding sourcesThree possible funding sources

MFA (ROK)MFA (ROK)- discussed training program targeting AMS- discussed training program targeting AMS- MFA preferred a regional workshop in Oct 2012 in Seoul - MFA preferred a regional workshop in Oct 2012 in Seoul

focusing the development of a regional action program of focusing the development of a regional action program of UNCSD Rio+20 UNCSD Rio+20

KECFKECF- still in exploration stage- still in exploration stage

ASEAN Fund (MFA-ROK)ASEAN Fund (MFA-ROK)- next proposal submission will be around Feb 2013- next proposal submission will be around Feb 2013

► No concrete commitmentNo concrete commitment► Discuss further in August 2012 Discuss further in August 2012

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