The Drought Resilience Impact Platform (DRIP)
Ending Drought Emergencies in the Horn of Africa
The Challenge Millions of people living in the drought-prone Horn of Africa face persistent threat fromlackofsafe,reliableandaffordablewateryear-round1,2. The arid regions of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopiaareexperiencingincreasingfrequencyandseverityofdrought3.Droughtemergenciesoccurwhenreducedrainfall—exacerbatedinrecentyearsbyclimatechange4—combineswithlimitedcommunitycapacityandinstitutionalfailurestocausedramaticreductionsinaccesstowaterforpeople,livestockandagriculture.ThoseaffectedareamongthemostmarginalizedcommunitiesinEastAfrica.
This crisis results in: catastrophic crop failures economic shocks public health stress displacement of people
The destabilizing impact of droughtemergenciesincreaseswitheach successive event, leading to
vulnerability and insecurity in this complex region of Africa.
Together, we can end drought emergencies.
Drought-driven humanitarian emergencies can be preventedifgroundwaterismadereliablyavailableatstrategiclocationsduringcyclesofwaterstress.DRIP’scomprehensivesystems-baseddesignintegratesearlydetectionandplanningwithproactivegroundwatermanagementtoensurewateravailability,thusenablingcommunitiestobecomeeffectivemanagersintheprevention of these drought-driven humanitarian crises. The platform replaces reactive and expensive short-term assistance measures. With the support of our coordinated partners ontheground,DRIPcandirect adaptation responses, secureongoingdeliveryofkey services, and deliverassistancespecificallywhenandwhereitisneeded.
Water & Food SecurityMonitoring
Drought & GroundwaterForecasting
Pay-for-PerformanceContracting
SafeWaterSupplyOperation&Maintenance
Water security during drought
ends emergencies.
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colorado.edu/center/mortenson/DRIP
The Solution: DRIP
Theory of Change
The Drought Resilience Impact Platform (DRIP) is ledbytheUniversityofColoradoBoulder’sMortensonCenterinGlobalEngineeringwiththeUSAIDandNASAFamineEarlyWarningSystemsNetwork(FEWSNet)andtheMillenniumWaterAlliance.WewillworktogetherthroughpartnershipswiththeEthiopianMinistryofWater,IrrigationandEnergy,SomalilandStateMinistryofWaterResourcesDevelopmentandKenyaNationalDroughtManagementAuthority.
The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering atCUBouldercombineseducation,researchandpartnershipstopositivelyimpactvulnerablepeopleandtheirenvironmentbyimprovingdevelopmenttools,policyandpractice.SupportedbyUSAID,NASA,theNationalScienceFoundationandothers,theCenterhassuccessfullydesignedanddeployedsensorsthatmonitorandenablemaintenanceofwatersystemsforover3millionpeopleyearlyintheHornofAfrica.OurUSAIDSustainableWASHSystemsLearningProjectleadsa$15.3million,four-country,multi-partnerstudytoidentifytheinstitutionalandgovernanceconditionsthatresultineffectiveimprovementsofcomplexwaterandsanitationsystemsinthisregion.
Proven Leaders, Working Together
Our Approach O Identify and prioritizestrategicallyselectedgroundwaterusinglocalwatersystemmonitoringandregional drought forecasting.
ə OperationalizeDRIP’swaterservicesthroughpay-for-performance contracting, ensuring incentivestoprovideyear-roundwatersupplies.
ƃ Measure performance through innovative impact evaluation methods.
¯ Expandourcapacity-buildingworkbybuildingresilientandsustainablesocio-environmentalsystems.
z Provideguaranteedyear-roundwaterservicesfor20millionpeople.
Groundwater Sensor Status
Current Food Insecurity Status
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Our Vision: A Resilient Horn of AfricaOurvisionisaresilientHornofAfricawhereeveryonehasreliableaccesstosafewater,year-round,regardlessofwaterstress;wherepastoralcommunities are able to rebuild herds and sustain crops, and regional securitystressorsarerelievedaswaterisnolongerasourceofconflict.Inthisvision,childrenarenotimpactedbyfoodscarcity,thirst,ordirtywater,andfamiliesareabletothriveintheirtraditionalwayoflife.
The pieces are in place, but bold funding is required.We seek partners to help us achieve our goal of ending drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa. At scale, DRIP will reach 20 million people, at a cost of $5/person.Aninvestmentof$5-10millioninDRIPwillprovidevaluableresourcestobeginthiswork.Fundingopportunitiesinclude:
� BuildingcapacitytointegrateDRIPanddeployourstrategywithasubsetofinitialpartnersinSomalia,KenyaandEthiopia.
� Scaling installation and monitoring of sensors at boreholes across the region.
� Launchingapay-for-performancecontractingstructure,ensuring that all institutions and partners are coordinated and incentivizedtoprovideyear-roundwatersupplies.
USAIDestimatesthatfor every $1 invested in resilience in areas of recurrent crises, nearly $3 will be saved in averted losses and humanitarian need. THE DRIP CONSORTIUM
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[1]BekeleShiferaw,KindieTesfaye,MenaleKassie,TsedekeAbate,B.M.Prasanna,andAbebeMenkir.Managingvulnerabilitytodroughtandenhancinglivelihoodresilienceinsub-SaharanAfrica:Technological,institutionalandpolicyoptions.WeatherandClimateExtremes,2014.issn:22120947.doi:10.1016/j.wace.2014.04.004.[2]EllenViste,DiribaKorecha,andAsgeirSorteberg.RecentdroughtandprecipitationtendenciesinEthiopia.TheoreticalandAppliedClimatology,2013.issn:14344483.doi:10.1007/s00704-012-0746-3.[3]I.Masih,S.Maskey,F.E.F.Mussa,andP.Trambauer.AreviewofdroughtsontheAfricancontinent:Ageospatialandlong-termperspec-tive,2014.doi:10.5194/hess-18-3635-2014.[4]Funk,C,Harrison,L,Shukla,S,Pomposi,C,Galu,G,Korecha,D,Husak,G,Magadzire,T,Davenport,F,Hillbruner,C,Eilerts,G,Zaitchik,B,Verdin,J.ExaminingtheroleofunusuallywarmIndo‐Pacificsea‐surfacetemperaturesinrecentAfricandroughts.QJRMeteorolSoc.2018;144(Suppl.1):360–383.https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3266.
Dr.EvanThomas,DirectoroftheMortensonCenter: [email protected],ManagingSeniorDirectorofDevelopment: [email protected] 303.492.0567
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