About

Integrated Drought Management mitigates drought risk and builds drought resilience by addressing multiple components of drought management, including disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation strategies and national water policies. Integrated Drought Management accounts for the needs of all stakeholders affected by drought. In 2013, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP) launched the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) to address drought issues more effectively. IDMP provides advice and guidelines to communities, countries and regions affected by drought through the Integrated Drought Management HelpDesk.

IDMP’s objective is to support stakeholders at all levels by providing policy and management guidance and by sharing scientific information, knowledge and best practices for Integrated Drought Management.

IDMP’s Approach:

1. Shift focus from reactive to proactive
2. Foster horizontal integration by collaborating with partners from diverse sectors
3. Facilitate vertical integration on global, regional, national and local levels
4. Improve knowledge base with better access to information
5. Promote projects that demonstrate innovation
6. Build countries’ capacity to implement integrated approaches

Assistance Criteria

Projects are prioritized based on country risk and in developing countries.

Countries

Support

The support depends on the request, from simple technical support via email to developing a fully-fledged project to implement Integrated Drought Management in the country.

Application Process

A simple request can be submitted via the HelpDesk or the secretariat can be contacted via email.