In the last 50 years, extreme drought conditions have increased over 230 percent, translating to double the impact on GDP growth rates in developed countries compared to high-income countries. Most countries remain in drought crisis management mode. They are stuck in siloed sectoral responses, failing to advance past the emergency management and short-term planning stages and onto more comprehensive and strategic investments in drought resilience.
In partnership with the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), and other regional Drought Centers of Excellence, the objective of the Proactive Drought Management Signature Academy "Becoming Drought-Ready" program is to catalyze the scale-up and adoption of drought resilience building measures.
Participants in this program will:
- Gain a deep understanding of the macro-economic and cross-sectoral impacts of droughts in their countries.
- Learn from and adapt good practice measures from around the world to their own country specific contexts, starting with the development of an interactive and iterative drought monitor and early warning system/process.
- Learn how to develop targeted investment plans through public and private partnerships and stakeholder engagement.
Program initiation: May/June 2025, TBC
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