Project tabsOverviewGlobal Water Partnership (GWP)The Integrated Drought Management Programme works with a wide range of partners with the objective of supporting 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 IDMP is a contribution to GFCS especially with regards to the disaster risk reduction, water, agriculture and food security priority areas. It seeks to support regions and countries to develop more proactive drought policies and better predictive mechanisms. Sector: Food Security and AgricultureWaterDisaster Risk Reduction About the Project Countries Involved: BulgariaCzech RepublicHungaryLithuaniaRepublic of MoldovaPolandRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaUkraineEritreaEthiopiaKenyaSudanUgandaDjiboutiSomaliaSouth SudanBurkina FasoNigerCôte d'IvoireBangladeshBhutanIndiaNepalPakistanSri LankaDonor: Environment Canada; GWPs financial partnersSpatial Scale: Regional ProjectGlobal ProjectProject Status: ActiveProject Type: Other GFCS ProjectTime Frame: 1st Implementation phase 2013 - 2015 Status of ImplementationIDMP was established at the High Level Meeting on National Drought Policies (HMNDP) in March 2013. WMO/GWP held a Preparatory Meeting in 6-7 June 2013. A Technical Support Unit was created at WMO in July/August 2013 Advisory and ad-hoc Management Committee Meeting was held in October 2013 establishing its governance structure and activity plan. The 1st IDMP regional programme in Central and Eastern Europe (IDMP CEE) is operational since 3rd quarter of 2013. A project manager for IDMP Horn of Africa and West Africa was hired in 2nd Quarter of 2014 and activities for IDMP activities in South Asia were started. See also www.droughtmanagement.info Partners Related News EventsUpcoming Events: No Upcoming Events for this project. Past Events: January 28, 2015 to January 29, 2015 IDMP West Africa Inception Workshop Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
