Early Warning Systems for Drought Preparedness and Drought Management

WMO/TD-No. 1037

Collection(s)

Technical > Technical Documents (discontinued)

Author(s)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO); Sivakumar, Mannava V.K.; Wood, Deborah A.

Published by

WMO

Published in

Geneva

Year published

2000

Summary

Effective drought early warning systems are an integral part of efforts worldwide to improve drought preparedness. Timely and reliable data and information must be the cornerstone of effective drought policies and plans. In pursuit of the goal of improving the effectiveness of drought early warning systems, participants of the experts meeting were asked to address three fundamental questions: 1. What is your assessment of the current status of drought early warning systems? 2. What are the shortcomings, limitations, and needs for drought early warning systems? 3. How can drought early warning systems be improved to better support drought preparedness and mitigation efforts at the local, national, and international level?

Language of publication

English

Extent of item

212 p.

Format

Digital/Paper

Material type

report

Associated URL

http://www.wamis.org/agm/pubs/agm2/agm02.pdf

Official number

WMO/TD-No. 1037