High Level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP) Geneva, Switzerland 11-15 March 2013

A High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy organized by the World Meteorological Organization, secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Food and Agriculture Organization, in collaboration with other U.N. agencies, national governments and the private sector, is taking place on 11-15 March 2013 at the CICG International Conference Centre in Geneva. The negative impacts of recent droughts from the Horn of Africa to the United States and scientific projections that droughts will increase in frequency, intensity and duration due to climate change call for urgent and coordinated global action on drought preparedness and its management. The meeting in Geneva brings together top scientists and world leaders to find practical science-based actions for coping with drought and to provide guidance to countries on developing and implementing effective drought management policies that meet national needs. The outcome would be a major impetus towards becoming more drought resilient.