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7/13/2020

Towards National and Regional Integrated Drought Policies in Central America

GWP Central America is coordinating a series of workshops regarding integrated drought management in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, which are part of the project “Increasing Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity due to Floods and Drought and Promoting Resilience in Central America”, financed by EUROCLIMA+.

The objective of the workshops is to strengthen capacities in the countries towards the establishment of integrated drought management policies.

Considering the current health crisis due to COVID-19, the workshops have taken place in a virtual setting. The first workshop was held with 20 participants from government entities, universities, and NGOs in Nicaragua from 17-24 June. The second workshop with 25 participants from Honduras was held from 29 June to 8 July.

The following topics were discussed in 6 sessions of 4 hours each:

Understanding drought, its causes, and implications
Pillar 1: Drought Monitoring and Early Warning
Pillar 2: Vulnerability and Impact Assessment
Pillar 3: Drought risk mitigation, preparedness, and response
National Drought Policies
Integrated flood management

Presentations were made by a group of specialists coordinated by GWP Central America, as well as experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP), and the International Centre for Research on the El Niño Phenomenon (CIIFEN), among others.

The project "Increasing Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction due to Floods and Droughts and Fostering Resilience in Central America" aims to promote disaster risk management in Central American countries, from an intersectoral approach and by increasing resilience and adaptive capacity, in order to reduce vulnerability - both socio-economic and environmental.

The project is executed by the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), the Coordination Centre for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC), the Regional Committee of Hydraulic Resources (CRRH), and GWP Central America.

GWP Central America has been working to strengthen the knowledge of drought management since 2014 with the WACDEP Programme, a priority for the region and in line with GWP’s new strategy. The trainings have been developed with the support of the Integrated Drought Management Programme, a joint programme of GWP and WMO.

Page last edited: 7/13/2020