Ad-hoc discussion group on drought
Tasks:
The Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction (IATF/DR) requested the establishment
of the ad-hoc discussion group on drought as a temporary panel of experts with
the following guidelines.
- The Drought
discussion group is established on an ad-hoc basis and with the
objective of producing an expert report.
- The work
will take place mainly by exchanging views through electronic
mail in view of finalising a report to be released ahead of the
next meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction,
planned
for April 2003.
As agreed by the Task Force, the Group will:
- Carry out an
analysis of drought as a natural hazard and its implications for
disaster reduction
- Identify success
stories on drought vulnerability reduction
- Provide recommendations
on what should be done in the framework of the ISDR to address
drought issues, and
- Focus on regional
or sub-regional implications of drought
Meetings:
- First meeting of the ISDR Ad Hoc Discussion Group on Drought
11-12 March 2003
House of Environment, Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Agenda 
Documents:
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Drought.
Living with Risk: An Integrated Approach to Reducing Societal
Vulnerability to Drought |
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What should
be done on drought in the framework of the ISDR platform? |
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Calculation
of Global Drought Hazard
Mathew Barlow, Heidi Cullen, and
Brad Lyon. A joint project between Atmospheric and Environmental
Research (AER), the National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR),and the International Research Institute for Climate
Prediction (IRI) |
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Drought
and Disaster Reduction
Donald A. Wilhite |
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IATF
WG4 on wildland fire. Statement on Drought and Disasters |
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| Other documents |
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Bibliography on drought |
|
List of Experts: Drought Monitoring, Policy, and Planning |
Presentations:
Links:
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Drought-related
links |
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Drought-monitoring
tools
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