The document summarizes two programs: the Associate Programme on Flood Management (APFM) and the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP). The APFM aims to shift approaches to flood management to be more proactive and integrated. It operates through compiling guidance, tools and training. The IDMP similarly aims to shift from reactive to proactive drought management. It works in regions like Central and Eastern Europe on developing drought monitoring policies, demonstrating management measures, and building capacity through workshops and trainings. Both programs are joint initiatives of the World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership.

1. Associate Programme on
Flood Management
Integrated Drought
Management Programme
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Consulting partners meeting
Stockholm; 1 September 2013
Frederik Pischke, Senior Programme Officer IDMP/APFM
Sabina Bokal, IDMP Programme Manager

2. WMO/GWP Associate Programme on
Flood Management (APFM)
• From reactive to pro-active
approaches;
• From Ad-hoc to Integrated Flood
Management
• Towards a culture of prevention by
managing flood risk & living with
floods;
• Balancing flood risk and achieving
sustainable development needs;
• Change in decision making
processes to include risk
management approaches.
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3. WMO/ GWP Associate Programme on
Flood Management - Background
Currently in its 11th year of activity
Joint Initiative
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Global Water Partnership (GWP)
Operations
Technical Support Unit (TSU) embedded in the WMO Hydrology
and Water Resources Branch (6 (part-time) staff)
Trust Fund contributors: USAID and Switzerland
In-kind contributors: Germany, Italy
Support Based Partners
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4. APFM Support Base Partners
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5. APFM Activities
• Compilation of guidance and advisory tools
• Developing training and advocacy material
• Field Demonstration Projects
• Strategic advice on flood management
through a HelpDesk
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6. www.floodmanagement.info

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WMO/GWP Integrated Drought
Management Programme (IDMP)
www.droughtmanagement.info

8. WMO/GWP IDMP Approach
1. To shift the focus from reactive to proactive
measures through drought mitigation, vulnerability
reduction and preparedness;
2. To integrate the vertical planning and decision
making processes at regional, national and
community levels into a multi-stakeholder
approach including key sectors, especially
agriculture and energy;
3. To promote the evolution of the drought knowledge
base and to establish a mechanism for sharing
knowledge and providing services to stakeholders
across sectors at all levels;
4. To build capacity of various stakeholders at different
levels.
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9. WMO/GWP IDMP Aims and Objective
Objective: “To support stakeholders at all levels by providing
policy and management guidance and by sharing scientific
information, knowledge and best practices for Integrated
Drought Management”
Aims:
1. Building climate resilience;
2. Reducing economic and social losses;
3. Cutting across sectoral, disciplinary, and institutional boundaries;
4. Responding to specific regional and national needs and
requirements
5. Alleviating poverty in drought-affected regions
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10. Structure of the IDMP
Joint Initiative
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Global Water Partnership (GWP)
Operations
Technical Support Unit (TSU) embedded in the WMO
Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch
Support Based Partners
Launched March 2013 at the High Level Meeting on
National Drought Policies
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11. WMO/GWP IDMP Areas of Work
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...and raindancing
1) Development of Tools
2) Capacity Building
3) Responding to Regional
and National Needs
4) Demonstration Projects
5) Development of a
HelpDesk

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GWP Network

14. - Established at the World Climate Conference 3 to
incorporate science-based climate information and
prediction into planning, policy and practice on the
global, regional and national scale
- Improve climate related information
- Build capacity to use this information
APFM and IDMP are elements of the GFCS
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15. Integrated Drought
Management Programme in
Central and Eastern Europe
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Sabina Bokal, IDMP Programme Manager

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• helping countries to improve national
drought monitoring and management
policies (DMP) – to increase preparedness
and reducing drought impacts;
Challenges ...
• raising awareness about severe drought conditions through
efficient dissemination mechanisms;
• combining / joining already existing drought platforms for
exchanging drought data, relevant for drought detection
and monitoring;
• demonstrating concrete measures that can be later used in
drought management policies in different sectors;
• sharing knowledge and best practices among countries.

17. 1. INCEPTION PHASE:
• Task Force
• Inception report & Regional workshop (Oct 2012)
2. Preparation of a Regional Programme proposal (Nov 2012 –
Jan 2013)
• More then 40 organizations actively involved
• Official start in February 2013
3. PLANNING PHASE (March 2013 – June 2013):
• Partnership: activity leaders, activity working groups
• Budget: detailed budget, budget flow, contracting
• Workplan: detailed description of each activity,
implementation plans, milestones, etc.
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What have we done till now?

18. PARTNERSHIP
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• 10 CEE countries: Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, Hungary,
Lithuania, Moldova, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Ukraine
• Over 40 differnet
organizations:
o Ministries & state agencies
o Universities
o Hydro-Meteo services
o Research institutes
o River basins directorates
o Regional centres: DMCSEE

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Regional
activities
STRUCTURE & Outputs
o review of the current situation
o guidelines for preparation of the DMP
o national consultation dialouges
o drought information exchange Platform
• Regional & transboundary connection;
• Involvement of 10 countries (different sectors);
• Bottom-up approach (national consultation dialogues,
workshops);
• Important role of CWPs – coordinators of the national
experts team;

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Demonstration
projects
STRUCTURE & Outputs
o increasing soil water holding capacity
o assessment of drought impact on forest
ecosystems
o natural small water retention measures
o drought risk management scheme
o using remote sensing agricultural drought
monitoring methods
o upgrading agriculture drought monitoring
and forecasting
Good practice
compendium
Concrete demonstration of
measures that can be later
used in drought
management policies;

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STRUCTURE & Outputs
• Workshops development of the Guidelines for DMPs
(2.1) and coordination of the regional activities under
WP1 & WP2
• Capacity building trainings for key actors from different
sectors to build capacity for integrated drought
management (cooperation with WMO, CapNet, ...)
o 4 Workshops
o 2 Capacity building trainings
o Compendium of good practices
o Dissemination activities (policy
brief, articles, web information,
etc.)
o Improving fundraising capacity of
CWP and RWP
Capacity building &
Knowledge
exchange & Build
capacity of GWP

22. Thank you for your attention!
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