Session 1 Drought in the Americas: Partnerships and Cooperation Across Boundaries

Tuesday, 14 January 2020: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
212 (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Fifth Symposium on US-International Partnerships
Chair:
Renee A. Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy, Arlington, VA

The economic and environmental impacts of drought in North, Central, and South America and beyond are complex and multi-faceted, and do not adhere to political and programmatic borders. Robust, transboundary coordination that spans drought early warning, response, recovery, and preparedness efforts is therefore critical to insure that drought information is linked to societal applications. In this session, examples of drought science and services partnerships that integrate organizational capacities and perspectives across boundaries are sought from the community. Best practices and lessons learned from such efforts will serve as guideposts for new and continued drought partnerships, with an emphasis on overcoming the challenges of international collaboration.

Papers:
8:30 AM
1.1
Comparison of Spatio-Temporal Trends on Drought Characteristics Using Meteorological Drought Indices (SPI and EDI) in the United States
Won-Ho Nam, Hankyong National University, Anseong, Korea, Republic of (South); and T. Kim

9:00 AM
1.3
The Drought Information System for Southern South America
Guillermo Podesta, Independent Scholar, Key Biscayne, FL; and M. Skansi, C. Saulo, V. Silva, J. Baez Benitez, M. Renom, O. Leal de Moraes, R. Rodas, R. S. Pulwarty, R. Stefanski, J. Camacho, F. Assis Diniz, G. Carrasco, G. Sampaio, and R. Gutierrez Cisterna

9:15 AM
1.4
9:30 AM
1.5
Mitigating Climate Impacts on Society: Climate Services Toolkit Coordination, Development, and Implementation
Roger Pulwarty, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and M. Timofeyeva, P. Hechler, A. Hovsepyan, M. Dilley, and J. P. Ceron

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