Date: 19-21 November 2014
Venue: Santiago, Chile
Organizer: CAZALAC, UNESCO-IHP, IDI
Participating Countries/Organizations: hydro-meteorological agencies of 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
Number of Participants: 55
Number of Female Participants: 23 (41%)
Objectives/Outcomes:
- Presenting the latest activities of the International Drought Initiative (IDI)
- Exchanging on the state of art and knowledge gaps on drought information systems
- Evaluation of the value of information and the effectiveness of existing information strategies from a stakeholder perspective
- Developing integrated approaches towards effective drought risk management
- Establishing a community of practice (research-institutions-policy) on drought management with the aim to develop solutions and proposals
