Integrated Drought Risk Management in Latin America and the Caribbean

Managing water resources in arid and semi-arid regions of Latin America and the Caribbean involves addressing climate risks through integrated drought risk management. Tools such as National Drought Observatories, Latin American Flood and Drought Monitor, and the Latin American Drought Atlas aid in monitoring, early warnings, and planning for drought events. These resources are accessible online in Spanish and English for 21 countries in the region, providing detailed information at the community level and insights into managing water under uncertain climate projections.

• Drought Risk Management
• Latin America
• Water Resources
• Climate Risks
• Integrated Management

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1. Accomplishment Report

2. Managing Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Latin America and the Caribbean Providing the Tools to Address Climate Risks Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management Building capacities to face water resources challenges Managing water under uncertain climate projections

3. Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management National Drought Observatories a. Place current droughts into context b. Unlocking national datasets for monitoring different aspects of drought and climate risks c. Drought early warning for pro-active drought management and policy

4. Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management Latin American Flood and Drought Monitor Regional Monitoring and Early Warning of Floods and Droughts a. Monitoring of Precipitation, Streamflow and Vegetation b. Short term forecasting and early warning (7 days) c. Longer term seasonal forecasts (3-6 months)

5. Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management The Latin American Drought Atlas Identifying the frequency of drought events: a. How rare is the current drought? b. How large a drought should we plan for? c. How rare is the drought of record?

6. Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management Accessible on-line in Spanish and English Three types of maps available for 21 countries in the region: Mexico Belice Guatemala Honduras - El Salvador Nicaragua - Costa Rica Panama Colombia Venezuela Brazil Ecuador Peru Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Chile Argentina Jamaica Haiti - Dominican Republic - Cuba

7. Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management Detailed information available at the community level

8. Managing Water Under Uncertain Climate Projections Providing insight in the range of expected climatic variability

9. Managing Water Under Uncertain Climate Projections Application to pilot watersheds in Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Honduras, Costa Rica and Colombia Workshop in Cartagena, August 2015 Selected Pilot Watersheds: Peru - Cuenca Chancay Bolivia - Cuenca del rio Keto Bolivia - Cuenca del Rio Desaguadero Medio Colombia - Cuenca del R o Bogot Costa Rica - Cuenca del R o Toro Honduras - Cuenca del R o Choluteca Argentina - Cuenca del Aroyo Itacaruar Chile Cuenca del R o Huasco

10. Capacity Buildings and International Conferences Training of national stakeholders Launch of the Community of Practice on Drought Management Tools for LAC Course on groundwater management Training on Andean Hydrology

11. Capacity Buildings and International Conferences

12. International Collaboration

13. International Collaboration

14. www.unesco.org/water a.mishra@unesco.org / k.verbist@unesco.org