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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
SESSION 4
Drought Prediction and Predictability: An Overview
Vikram Mehta, Center for Research on the Changing Earth System, USA (presentation)
Eduardo Martins, FUNCEME, Brazil (presentation)
Siegfried Schubert, Chair, WCRP Drought Group (presentation)
SESSION 5
Drought Vulnerability and Impact Assessment
Cynthiy Bantilan(presentation)
John Harding, ISDR; Switzerland (presentation)
Anantha Kumar Duraiappah, IHDP, Germany (presentation)
Gulchekhra Khasanhanova, Uzbek Irrigation and Melioration Design Institute, Uzbekistan (presentation)
Francis Opiyo, UNDP/Dryland Development Center, Kenya (presentation)
SESSION 6
Enhancing Drought Preparedness and Mitiation
Mahmoud Solh, Director General, ICARDA, Tunisia (presentation)
Ana Iglesias, Polytechnic University of Madrid (presentation)
L.S. Rathore, India Meteorological Department (presentation)
ROUNDTABLE 2
Jianjun Wu , Beijing Normal University, China (presentation)
Rodrigo Maia, University of Porto, Portugal (presentation)
PARALLEL SESSION 4
Drought preparedness and mitigation strategies in different regions
Mike Hayes, National Drought Mitigation Center, USA (presentation)
Bekele Shiefrew, CIMMYT, Nairobi (presentation)
PARALLEL SESSION 5
Drought impacts in key sectors and coping strategies
Mark Howden, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia (presentation)
Francisco Mate, Coordinator of the National Board on Drought, Spain (presentation)
PARALLEL SESSION 6
Strategy and recommendations for policy development
Anwar Battikhi, University of Jordan (presentation)
David Korenfeld, CONAGUA, Mexico (presentation)
Nathan Engle/Erwin Denys, World Bank, USA (presentation)
SIDE EVENTS
International Kick-off of the National Drought Management Policies Initiative: Capacity Development to Support the Development of National Drought Management Policies – UNW-DPC, WMO, UNCCD, FAO (presentation)
Science, Stakeholders and Institutional linkage for developing drought policy for the state of Tamil Nadu, India – Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (presentation)
Mise en œuvre des politiques et des interventions prioritaires du Plan d’Action National de Lutte Contre la Désertification (PAN/LCD) et du Plan d’Action National d’Adaptation au changement climatique (PANA) pour la lutte contre la sécheresse en République Démocratique du Congo (presentation)
Micro Level Realities and Policy Coherence: Towards drought resilient agriculture in the semi-arid tropics of Asia – ICRISAT (presentation 1 – presentation 2)