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Dr. Donald A. Wilhite, Director and Professor
School of Natural Resources
University of Nebraska-Lincoln U.S.A.
Breaking the Hydro-illogical Cycle:
An Institutional Challenge for Drought Management
Crisis
Management
If you do what
you’ve always
done, you’ll
get what
you’ve always
got.
The Cycle of Disaster Management
reactive
Crisis management treats the symptoms, not the causes.
The Cycle of Disaster Management
Risk management increases coping capacity, builds resilience.
proactive
reactive
Crisis management treats the symptoms, not the causes.
Types of Drought Policy
Responses
Post-impact government interventions—relief
measures (emergency assistance)
Pre-impact government programs—mitigation
measures to reduce vulnerability and impacts,
including insurance programs
Are insurance programs financially viable and do they
promote risk-based management?
Preparedness plans and policies, organizational
frameworks and operational arrangements
HMNDP Program Overview
Welcoming session (half day): Senior UN and
country officials
Scientific sessions (3 days), including
8 scientific plenary sessions
10 scientific parallel (or breakout) sessions on specific
application areas
2 roundtable discussions
final session to summarize the results of the parallel or
breakout sessions and review the HMNDP Declaration
High-level segment (1.5 days): Heads of Agencies
and government officials to consider and approve a
Conference Declaration
HMNDP Science Program Overview
Drought Monitoring, Early Warning, and
Information Systems
Drought Prediction
Vulnerability and Impact Assessment
Enhancing Preparedness and Mitigation
Drought risk reduction
Regional emphasis
Sectoral impact emphasis
Relief and Response
Constructing a Framework for National Drought
Policy
Monday
Opening Ceremony &
Keynote Address
Drought Monitoring,
Early Warning and
Information Systems
Implementation of
Drought Monitoring and
Early Warning Systems
Parallel
Sessions
• Reg. DMCs
• Drought
Education
• Advocacy
Tuesday
Parallel Sessions
Case 1: Drought
Preparedness
U.S.
Case 2: Sectoral
Regional
Perspectives
Africa
Regional
Impacts
Perspectives
Australia and Asia and South
Spain
Africa
Wednesday
Constructing a Framework for
National Drought Policy
Breakout Groups: Framework
for National Drought Policy
Africa
Asia
North America
South/Central
America
SW Pacific
Europe
Thursday
Breakout Group
Summaries
Discussion of Draft
HMNDP Declaration
Ministerial Statements
Friday
Ministerial Statements
HMNDP Declaration
Adoption
Closing Address and
Statements
Tuesday
Drought Prediction and
Predictability: Future Prospects
Vulnerability and Impact
Assessment: What is at Risk?
Enhancing Preparedness and
Mitigation
Roundtable: Vulnerability and
Impact Assessment
Opportunities for Discussion
of Key Points and Issues
Program elements
Plenary sessions
Roundtable conversations w/discussions
Parallel sessions w/discussion
Breakout groups w/report back
High-level Ministerial statements and
discussion
Poster sessions around conference themes
Exhibits
Donald A. Wilhite
School of Natural Resources
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
[email protected]