Accomplishment Report. Providing the Tools to Address Climate Risks Managing Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Presentación del tema: "Accomplishment Report. Providing the Tools to Address Climate Risks Managing Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Latin America and the Caribbean."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Accomplishment Report

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

3 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 National Drought Observatories Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management

4 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) Latin American Flood and Drought Monitor Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management

5 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? The Latin American Drought Atlas Towards an Integrated Drought Risk Management

6 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 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 Accessible on-line in Spanish and English

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 Costa Rica - Cuenca del Río Toro Honduras - Cuenca del Río Choluteca Argentina - Cuenca del Aroyo Itacaruaré Chile – Cuenca del Río Huasco Peru - Cuenca Chancay Bolivia - Cuenca del rio Keto Bolivia - Cuenca del Rio Desaguadero Medio Colombia - Cuenca del Río Bogotá Workshop in Cartagena, August 2015 Selected Pilot Watersheds:

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

11 Capacity Buildings and International Conferences

12 International Collaboration

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