INFORMATION ON THE SEMINAR
APPLICATION
FORM
Advanced Seminar
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DROUGHT
MANAGEMENT PLANS:
ORGANIZATION, METHODOLOGIES AND ACTIONS
Zaragoza (Spain), 4-8 February 2008
Objective
of the seminar
Organization
Admission
Registration
Scholarships
Insurance
Teaching organization
Programme
Guest lecturers
Drought
is a normal, recurrent feature of climate, consequence of a reduction in
precipitation over an extended period of time, and is often described as a
natural hazard. Defining drought depends on differences in regions, needs and
disciplinary perspectives. Drought cannot be viewed solely as a physical
phenomenon, as its severity depends on the impact on people or ecosystems and
their ability to anticipate, cope and recover. Meteorological drought is caused
by a deficit in precipitation and hydrological drought is caused by the
decrease or deficiency in groundwater and reservoir levels and normally occurs
when the meteorological drought is very intense or extended.
Water resources in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia
regions are limited, scarce and difficult to predict from year to year. The
potential use of water under natural regime is less than 10%, making regulation
of water resources essential for responding to demand increasing due to
demographic shifts and lifestyle changes. Many countries in these regions are
currently at a stage of institutional reform, orienting priorities and
practices towards an integrated water resources management approach that
includes drought management as a component.
From 2001 various seminars have been held, presenting and revising the
strategies, methodologies and tools to manage drought events. This seminar goes
further, providing the guidelines to design and implement drought management
plans to reinforce planning efforts at national and regional levels. The
programme has an applied approach and analyses the different components
intervening in a drought plan, linking methodological, operational and
organizational components.
At the end of the seminar participants will be in a position to:
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Understand drought in the context of integrated water
resource management and sustainable development.
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Carry out drought characterization in their countries.
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Apply different tools and models to conduct risk
assessment in rainfed agriculture and water supply systems.
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Analyse drought management actions that can prevent
and mitigate the impacts of drought.
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Identify the organizational components of a drought
management plan and be aware of their importance for success.
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Design drought management plans adapted to particular
ecological, social and economic conditions.
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Exchange experiences in drought management between the
countries in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia regions.
The
seminar is jointly organized by the MEDROPLAN Project funded by the
European Commission through the Meda Water Programme, the International
Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), through the Mediterranean
Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ), the International Center for
Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The last three
institutions are the founders of a regional network on Drought Management for
the Near East, Mediterranean and Central Asia (NEMEDCA Drought Network), which
also promotes this seminar.
The seminar will be held at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of
Zaragoza. It will be given by well qualified lecturers from international
centres and from research centres, universities and government departments in
different countries.
The seminar will be held over a period of 1 week, from 4 to 8 February
2008, in morning and afternoon sessions.
The seminar is designed for a maximum of 25 professionals with a university
degree and is aimed at resource managers, policy makers and scientists
responsible for drought management in agriculture and water sectors.
Given the
diverse nationalities of the lecturers, knowledge of English and French will be
valued in the selection of candidates, since together with Spanish, they will
be the working languages of the seminar. However, if necessary, the
organization will provide simultaneous interpretation of the lectures.
Application forms may be obtained from:
Instituto
Agronómico Mediterráneo de Zaragoza (IAMZ)
Apartado 202, 50080 Zaragoza (Spain)
Tel.: +34
976 716000 – Fax: +34 976 716001
e-mail:
iamz@iamz.ciheam.org
Web:
www.iamz.ciheam.org
Candidates should send the completed application form to the above
address, accompanied by a detailed curriculum
vitae, stating degree, diplomas, experience, professional activities,
language knowledge and reasons for applying to the seminar. Copies of
certificates should be enclosed with the application.
The deadline for the submission of applications is 19 November 2007.
Applications from those candidates who cannot present their complete
records when applying, or those requiring authorization to attend the seminar,
may be accepted provisionally.
Registration fees for the seminar amount to 425 euro. This sum covers
tuition fees only.
Candidates from CIHEAM member countries and the EU’s Mediterranean
partner countries (Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel,
Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Portugal, Spain,
Syria, Tunisia and Turkey) and from ICARDA CWANA partners may apply for
scholarships covering registration fees, and for scholarships covering the cost
of travel and full board accommodation during the seminar.
Candidates from other countries who require financial support should
apply directly to other national or international institutions.
It is
compulsory for participants to have medical insurance valid for Spain. Proof of
insurance cover must be given at the beginning of the seminar. Those who so
wish may participate in a collective insurance policy taken out by the
organization, upon payment of the stipulated sum.
The seminar requires personal work and interaction
among participants and with lecturers. The international characteristics of the
seminar favour the exchange of experiences and points of view.
The seminar will be taught with a combination of
lectures and practical sessions that will provide the participant with hands-on
experience on how to design drought management plans using data from real sites
in the Mediterranean region. Participants completing the seminar should be in a
position to evaluate and select the appropriate strategies and tools for
setting up their national plans.
0.
Opening and introduction of participants (1
hour)
1. Coping
with drought. Drought management plans (3 hours)
1.1. Drought.
Integrated water resource management and sustainable development. Planning for
the future. Changes in demography, life style and climate (water scarcity,
desertification)
1.2. Drought
as a natural hazard (climatological, meteorological and hydrological
dimensions, aridity)
1.3. Societal
vulnerability to drought (coping capacity, socio-economic and environmental
consequences, recovering)
1.4. Guidelines
for drought management plans. Components
2. Methodological
component of a drought management plan (4 hours)
2.1. Drought
characterization and monitoring
2.1.1. Indicators
and drought indices (meteorological, agricultural, hydrological and social)
2.1.2. Data and
information delivery systems (sectorial, national, international and network
based)
2.1.3. Spatial
analysis and remote sensing
2.2. Tools and
models for risk analysis in agriculture
2.3. Tools and
models for risk analysis in water supply systems
3. Water
supply and demand (4 hours)
3.1. Supply
and demand management in agriculture
3.1.1. Rainfed
agriculture
3.1.2. Irrigated
agriculture
3.2. Supply
and demand management in regulated systems
3.2.1. Water
conservation and saving in urban areas
3.2.2. Use of
non conventional resources
4. Operational
component of a drought management plan: activities and actions to prevent and
mitigate drought impacts (3 hours)
4.1. Overview
4.2. Monitoring
and early warning of drought hazard and impacts
4.3. Designing
and implementing drought management actions
5.
Evaluating, monitoring and updating drought
plans (1 hour)
6.
Organizational component of a drought management
plan (3 hours)
6.1. Institutional
roles and coordination in drought management plans. The role of international
networks
6.2. The role
of research and development in designing and implementing operational
management
6.3. Local,
national and international policies
7.
Practical work (11 hours + working sessions)
Participants will work in groups on a practical
exercise to design drought management plans, using data from real
sites in the Mediterranean
7.1. Presentation
of the group work: using the MEDROPLAN Guidelines to develop drought management
plans
7.2. Involvement
of stakeholders
7.3. Drought
characterization
7.4. Risk
analysis in agriculture and water supply systems
7.5. Drought
management actions
7.6. Technical
visit to the Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro: monitoring and early warning
system
7.7. Elaboration
of presentations of work groups
7.8. Presentation
and discussion of the drought management plans elaborated during the practicals
T. AMEZIANE, IAV Hassan II, Rabat (Morocco)
A. CANCELLIERE, Univ. Catania (Italy)
F.
CUBILLO, Canal de Isabel II, Madrid (Spain)
L.
GARROTE, Univ. Politécnica, ETSICCP, Madrid (Spain)
A.
IGLESIAS, Univ. Politécnica,
ETSIA, Madrid (Spain)
M.
MONEO, Univ. Politécnica,
ETSIA, Madrid (Spain)
T.
OWEIS, ICARDA, Aleppo (Syria)
R.
ROMEO, Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro, Zaragoza (Spain)
D.A. WILHITE, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln (US)