National Drought Management Policy Guidelines: A Template for Action

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources. WMO has a membership of 191 countries and territories. The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is an international network whose vision is for a water secure world. The GWP mission is to advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development. The GWP network is open to all organizations which recognize the principles of integrated water resources management endorsed by the network. in 1995, helps people and institutions develop and implement measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought, stressing preparedness and risk management rather than crisis management. The NDMC collaborates with many federal, state and international agencies. Note to the reader: This publication is part of the 'Integrated Drought Management Tools and Guidelines Series', being compiled by the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP). These National Drought Management Policy Guidelines are based on available literature, and draw findings from relevant works wherever possible. These guidelines address the needs of practitioners and policy makers. The publication is considered as a resource guide/material for practitioners and not an academic paper. This publication is a 'living document' and will be updated based on experiences from its readers. The IDMP encourages water managers and related experts engaged in the management of droughts around the globe to participate in the enrichment of this publication. For this purpose, comments and other inputs are cordially invited. Authorship and contributions will be appropriately acknowledged. Please kindly submit your inputs to the following email address: [email protected] under Subject: 'National Drought Management Policy Guidelines'. Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Use of the text for educational or non-commercial use is authorised without prior permission from the Global Water Partnership provided that proper citation is made, and that material is used accurately and not in a misleading context. Opinions expressed in this publication do not imply endorsement by GWP.