Mark Svoboda, Climatologist Monitoring Program Area Leader
National Drought Mitigation Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Monitoring Drought Beyond the Americas
CHANGE WorkshopMexico City, Mexico March 5-6, 2009
NDMC International Activities
Morocco Drought
Observatory
Drought/Climate Change Coping
Strategies-UNDP DDC
NATO Science Program-Czech Republic
South Korea National Drought
Center
Australian-U.S. Drought Workshop
China/US Drought Monitoring Project
w/NOAA/USDA
North American Drought Monitor
UNESCO Integrated Drought Risk Management
Center for Southern Africa
Mediterranean Drought Mitigation
Workshop
African Drought Risk Policy Forum
w/UNDP DDC
ISDR Drought Discussion Group
MEDROPLAN Project-EC
Pakistan National Drought Center
Jordan TCP-FAO
Drought Management Center SE Europe
Multiple competing valuesMultiple, competing
objectives
EcosystemsEcosystemshealthhealth
HydropowerHydropower
RecreationRecreation
FloodFloodcontrolcontrol AgricultureAgriculture
ConsumptiveConsumptiveuseuse
Percent Change in Total Population, 1990-Percent Change in Total Population, 1990-20002000
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, National Atlas of the United States
5 5
1 4 31 4 3
22
Drought Monitoring Centre for Southeast Europe (DMCSEE), Slovenia
Beijing Climate Center
NIDIS ObjectivesNIDIS Objectives
Creating a drought early warning Creating a drought early warning informationinformation systemsystem
• CoordinatingCoordinating national drought monitoring and national drought monitoring and forecasting systems forecasting systems
• Providing an Providing an interactiveinteractive drought information drought information clearinghouse and clearinghouse and delivery delivery system for products and system for products and services—including an internet portal and services—including an internet portal and standardized products (databases, forecasts, standardized products (databases, forecasts, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), maps, etc)Geographic Information Systems (GIS), maps, etc)
• Designing Designing mechanismsmechanisms for improving information to for improving information to support support coordinatedcoordinated preparedness and planning preparedness and planning
Early Warning System componentsEarly Warning System components
• Monitoring and forecastingMonitoring and forecasting
• Risk assessment: Indicators and triggersRisk assessment: Indicators and triggers
• Drought risk planning and preparednessDrought risk planning and preparedness
• Drought PortalDrought Portal
• Communication and EducationCommunication and Education
Drought.gov
Regional Networks
West Asia NetworkMediterranean Network
Eastern and Central European Network
South American Network
North American Network
Sub-Saharan African Network
Asian Network
Individually, many nations will be unable to improve drought coping capacity.
Collectively, through global, regional, and national partnerships, we can share information and experiences to reduce the impacts of drought.
Global Drought Preparedness Network
What is GEOSS?: The Global Earth Observation System of Systems
The Global Earth Observation System of Systems will provide decision-support tools to a wide variety of users. As with the Internet, GEOSS will be a global and flexible network of content providers allowing decision makers to access an extraordinary range of information at their desk.
Global Drought
Click on a Location to Zoom to Information for the Continent
Zoom to Region:
Region
Add/Overlay Map:
Pamler Z-Index
Palmer Drought Index
Palmer Hydro Drought index
Vegetation Health
Soil Moisture
Add/Overlay Map:
Pamler Z-Index
Palmer Drought Index
Palmer Hydro Drought index
Vegetation Health
Soil Moisture
Tailoring and interpretation of national products needed for regional, watershed and local detail (usability, flexibility)
Upscaling of local data to create regionally specific monitors and risk assessment
Where are we now?:Drought Monitoring State of the Science
Heightened awareness as a result of IPCC AR4An explosion of good work/tools/products out there over the past 5 yearsImpediments remain
Lack of coordinationLack of trigger ties to any drought plansResourcesLack of data/long-term dataLack of institutional cooperation
GDPN/GEOSS is a way to learn/leverage from one anotherMany regions/countries are working together to better monitor drought (NADM et al.)Monitoring of impacts globally is virtually non-existent
• The combination of the inherent uncertainty of The combination of the inherent uncertainty of natural variability, plus projections for a warmer natural variability, plus projections for a warmer climate in the 21climate in the 21stst century, make century, make early warningearly warning and and adaptationadaptation more important than ever more important than ever
• NIDIS offers a framework for integration and NIDIS offers a framework for integration and mainstreaming of vulnerability and hazard mainstreaming of vulnerability and hazard information to support adaptation strategiesinformation to support adaptation strategies
• NIDIS is viewed as a prototype for a NIDIS is viewed as a prototype for a National National Climate Service……could a GIDIS serve in a Climate Service……could a GIDIS serve in a similar capacity?similar capacity?
Key issuesKey issues
• What climate and water/drought-related triggers What climate and water/drought-related triggers are used for management and response are used for management and response seasonal operations, long-term planning seasonal operations, long-term planning (watershed, industry, state, county)?(watershed, industry, state, county)?
• How can we most effectively develop and How can we most effectively develop and coordinate information for early warning (onset, coordinate information for early warning (onset, duration, demise, impacts) into drought plans? duration, demise, impacts) into drought plans?
E.g. Exceptional Drought Operation Plan, E.g. Exceptional Drought Operation Plan, Interim Operating Plan, Power needs etc?Interim Operating Plan, Power needs etc?
Any Questions?
Please contact me at:
Mark Svoboda
National Drought Mitigation Center
402-472-8238
Thank You
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