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Integrated Drought

Management

Programme (IDMP)

A joint Programme of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP)

Frederik Pischke

Launch at the High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policies, March 2013

Over 414 participants from 87 countries

Main Partners – UNCCD, FAO, WMO

1 Prime Minister address (Niger)

UN SG (video message)

18 ministerial addresses (11 from Africa)

12 representatives of UN agencies and international and regional organizations (UNU, IFRC, IOM, CBD, WFP, IAEA, UNECA, JRC, ICARDA, GWP, ACMAD, ISDR)

Final Declaration adopted – www.hmndp.org

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IDMP Approach

1. From reactive to proactive measures through

drought mitigation, vulnerability reduction and

preparedness;

2. To integrate the vertical planning and decision

making processes at regional, national and

community levels into a multi-stakeholder

approach including key sectors, especially

agriculture and energy;

3. To promote the evolution of the drought

knowledge base and to establish a mechanism for

sharing knowledge and providing services to

stakeholders across sectors at all levels;

4. To build capacity of various stakeholders at

different levels.

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The Cycle of Disaster Management

Source: Wilhite 2006

Expected Outcomes IDMP

The IDMP aims to add value and close the gaps with regard to:

•Better scientific understanding of, and inputs for, drought

management;

•Improved knowledge base, with better access to information and

products;

•Capacity for drought risk assessment, monitoring, prediction

and early warning;

•Improved policy and planning for drought preparedness and

mitigation across sectors; and

•Drought risk reduction and response.

Engaging Partners

• High interest at the global level IDMP

Advisory Committee attended by 15

organizations

• Exchange of letters with interested

Organizations and defining activities of

cooperation using the IDMP as a platform.

• On development of IDMP Help Desk, IDMP

will engage Support Based Partners (SBP)

to respond to Help Desk requests

• Partners will focus on technical area of

mutual interest

Organization that confirmed their interest to participate in

IDMP (Status April 2014) •Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

•United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

•Australian Bureau of Meteorology

•Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

• International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

• International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

• Joint Research Centre (JRC)

•Mexico’s National Water Commission (CONAGUA)

•Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

•U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)

•UNDP Cap-Net

•United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP)

•United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

•United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

•United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

•University of Nebraska Daugherty Water for Food Institute

•University of Southern Queensland

•UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development

•World Bank

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IDMP Areas of Work

1) Development of Tools

2) Capacity Building (cross-cutting)

3) Demonstration Projects

4) Responding to Regional and

National Needs

5) Development of Drought

HelpDesk

Development of Tools

- Tools and guidelines to support the

integrated management of

droughts

- Currently development of National

Drought Management Policy

Guidelines

- Case Studies, Early Warning

Systems and Drought Indicators

envisioned

Demonstration projects

- Innovative projects to support

national and regional needs

- First projects envisioned in

South Asia on a Drought Early

Warning System

Responding to Regional

and National Needs (1)

- Support to regional IDMP in Central and

Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE)

- IDMP in Horn of Africa (IDMP HOA) and

West Africa (IDMP WA) funding approved,

currently hiring project manager

- Designing aforementioned demonstration

project in South Asia

- Workshop in Central America on IDM

followed by training on SPI

Responding to Regional

and National Needs (2)

- Support to the Mexican National Programme

against Drought (PRONACOSE)

- Support work in the Mediterranean and in

Latin America

- Contribution to National Drought

Management Policies Initiatives (NDMP)

workshops with UNW-DPC, FAO, UNCCD, &

WMO

- Support to Drought Workshop in Turkey

towards development of Turkish drought

policy

Drought Help Desk

- Modelled on APFM HelpDesk

(www.floodmanagement.info)

- Entry point to contact IDMP

- Get existing information (Find)

on Integrated Drought Management

- Request support (Ask for help)

on Integrated Drought Management

- Connect to activities/ other initiatives

- To be launched with first availability in late 2014

- Will be web based and respond to specific requests

Drought HelpDesk

Find Resources

- Drought Management Tools/ Guidelines

- Training Material

- Library

- Discussion group using social media

Ask for Help

- Personal assitance for Drought Management

(policies, laws, strategies, technical assistance)

- Capacity building

- A rapid guidance to the tools of the Help Yourself section

Connect:

- Link to IDMP activities

- Connect with other organizations

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Thank You www.droughtmanagement.info frederik.pischke@gwp.org