Key topicsThe following topics related to drought management in semi-arid catchments will be addressed during the expert meeting: - Drought Monitoring and development of drought alert information systems - Illustration of key case studies on Droughts (extent, impacts, drought risk strategies) in Latin America - Regional climate scenarios and probability assessment concerning the occurrence of droughts - Drought observation, remote sensing and development of drought indices - Drought management including reservoir management and irrigation on river basin scale - Drought assessment and management in mountainous catchments with pluvio-nival regimes - Drought vulnerability: human impacts on drought disasters - Agricultural and irrigation water management - Integrated water supply and storage options (water harvesting, soil/aquifer water storage) - Drought policy and mitigation Target Participants- Expert scientists from Latin America and Semi-Arid Regions Worldwide - Decision and policy makers, Stakeholders from Ministry of Agriculture, Local and National Water Authorities, Governmental Agencies and research Institutes - International governance experts and NGOs - ITT and CNRD network partners - UNESCO G-WADI network partners - University of Columbia Global Centers network - ARIDAS-LAC network partners - Junior scientists and professionals working in the area of drought management |
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MWAR LAC - Managing Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Latin America and the Caribbean