Jointly organised by

• SAARC Disaster Management Centre (IU)
• United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), through its United Nations Platform for Space based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)
• International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka

Moderator

• Mr. P K Taneja, Director, SDMC
• Dr. Shirish Ravan, UNSPIDER
• Ms. Prashansa Dixit, RO-PM, SDMC

Targeted Audience

• This webinar aims to engage Senior Officers from Ministries/Dept. of Agriculture, Water Resources, Meteorology, Climate Change; agencies dealing with application of Remote Sensing & Geospatial technologies; National Disaster Management Organizations (NDMOs) from all the SAARC Member States.

Objective

• The objective of the webinar is to discuss advances in Earth observation and weather forecast data, approaches and tools to help achieving drought resilience in the Member States. The event will highlight various global to regional platform and related tools for monitoring and early warning to guide policy makers in promoting timely drought management measures.