Progress report for
Enabling the implementation of national drought plans and supporting access to finance for Integrated Drought Management
Achievement at a glance
• Launch of the FAO Drought Finance Tracker.• Conduction of a series of 3 workshops on drought planning for 35 countries.
• Collaboration established with a number of institutes including the Imperial College of London, GWP-Central Europe, BME University of Hungary, BSWM-Philippines, Montenegro Meteorological Institute, amongst others.
• Publication of a series of technical and policy reports on drought finance and drought planning.
• Development of e-learning course on drought finance.
Challenges faced in implementation
• Coordination issues: engagement of national focal points (target audience of the project) can be challenging due to different institutional settings in target countries and the rotation of responsible human resources. A direct line of communication is hence established with in-line Ministries to facilitate communication and engagement of relevant resources.Next Steps
Maher SalmanBeneficiaries
Burundi, Cambodia, Grenada, Guyana, Mali, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Republic of Moldova, Sri Lanka, Tunisia
Actions
Strengthen engagement with global partners to support countries’ participation in international fora and enhance awareness of policy frameworks for drought management.Promote collaborations with global partners to develop a tool for drought forecasting and to conduct training to enhance country parties’ capacities in accessing drought finance.