Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP)
The Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) has been jointly established by WMO and the Global Water Partnership (GWP) in March 2013 at the High-level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP) with the objective to support stakeholders at all levels by providing them with policy and management guidance through globally coordinated generation of scientific information and sharing best practices and knowledge for integrated drought management.
The current focus of the IDMP is to develop a goverance structure and further refine the concept note on Drought Management that was develop from the Consultation Meeting and the HMNDP.
The proposed Programme will contribute to the global coordination of drought-related efforts of existing organizations and agencies with regard to:
- Better scientific understanding and inputs for drought management;
- Drought risk assessment, monitoring, prediction and early warning;
- Policy and planning for drought preparedness and mitigation across sectors; and
- Drought risk reduction and response.
The concept of the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) is based on 10 years of success from the Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) which is a joint project of the WMO and the Global Water Partnership (GWP).
Website: http://www.idmp.info/
Documents: IDMP concept note
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