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1 Peters, A. J.; Walter-Shea, E. A.; Lei Ji; Viña, A.; Hayes, M.; Svoboda, M. D. 2002. Drought monitoring with NDVI-Based Standardized Vegetation Index. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 68(1):71-75.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7499 Record No: H038365)
2 Fragaszy, S. R.; Jedd, T.; Wall, N.; Knutson, C.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; Bergaoui, K.; Svoboda, M.; Hayes, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2020. Drought monitoring in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: participatory engagement to inform early warning systems. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), 101(7):E1148-E1173. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0084.1]
Drought ; Environmental monitoring ; Early warning systems ; Participatory approaches ; Participatory research ; Stakeholders ; Private sector ; Government agencies ; Farmers ; Water scarcity ; Indicators ; Hydrological factors ; Remote sensing ; Agriculture ; Socioeconomic impact ; Information exchange / Middle East / North Africa / Morocco / Tunisia / Lebanon / Jordan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049576)
https://journals.ametsoc.org/bams/article-pdf/101/7/E1148/4986216/bamsd180084.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049576.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049576.pdf
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When drought hits water-scarce regions, there are significant repercussions for food and water security, as well as serious issues for the stability of broader social and environmental systems. To mitigate these effects, environmental monitoring and early warning systems aimed at detecting the onset of drought conditions can facilitate timely and effective responses from government and private sector stakeholders. This study uses multistage, participatory research methods across more than 135 interviews, focus groups, and workshops to assess extant climatic, agricultural, hydrological, and drought monitoring systems; key cross-sector drought impacts; and drought monitoring needs in four countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Jordan. This extensive study of user needs for drought monitoring across the MENA region is informing and shaping the ongoing development of drought early warning systems, a composite drought indicator (CDI), and wider drought management systems in each country. Overarching themes of drought monitoring needs include technical definitions of drought for policy purposes; information-sharing regimes and data-sharing platforms; ground-truthing of remotely sensed and modeled data; improved data quality in observation networks; and two-way engagement with farmers, organizations, and end-users of drought monitoring products. This research establishes a basis for informing enhanced drought monitoring and management in the countries, and the broad stakeholder engagement can help foster the emergence of effective environmental monitoring coalitions.
3 Bergaoui, Karim; Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ghanim, A.; Hamadin, O.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Fakih, M.; Salama, S.; Fayad, A.; Yessef, M.; Belghrissi, H.; Hassels, T.; Ali, Marwa; Badr, H.; Hazra, A.; Nie, W.; Arsenault, K.; Hayes, M.; Svoboda, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. MENAdrought synthesis of drought monitoring, early warning, and seasonal forecasting tools and capability development: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 74p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.202]
Drought ; Monitoring ; Early warning systems ; Forecasting ; Decision support ; Vulnerability ; Impact assessment ; Indicators ; Policies ; Water security ; Food security ; Water scarcity ; Disaster preparedness ; Precipitation ; Stream flow ; Modelling ; Collaboration ; Research for development ; Technology transfer ; Stakeholders ; Training / Middle East / North Africa / Jordan / Lebanon / Morocco
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052340)
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4 Jobbins, G.; Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ghanim, A.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Fakih, M.; Yessef, M.; Khatabi, A.; Hayes, M.; Knutson, C.; Jedd, T.; Svoboda, M.; Ruckstuhl, Sandra; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. Synthesis of MENAdrought development of drought mitigation, preparedness and response management plans: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 95p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.208]
Drought ; Mitigation ; Disaster preparedness ; Action plans ; Disaster risk management ; Risk reduction ; Strategies ; Impact assessment ; Policies ; Governance ; Legislation ; Monitoring ; Government agencies ; Stakeholders ; Water supply ; Groundwater management ; Public-private partnerships ; Institutions ; Farmers ; Civil society ; Financing / Middle East / North Africa / Jordan / Lebanon / Morocco
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052341)
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5 Bergaoui, Karim; Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ghanim, A.; Hamadin, O.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Al-Bakri, J.; Fakih, M.; Fayad, A.; Comair, F.; Yessef, M.; Mansour, H. B.; Belgrissi, H.; Arsenault, K.; Peters-Lidard, C.; Kumar, S.; Hazra, A.; Nie, W.; Hayes, M.; Svoboda, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2024. Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA Region. Scientific Reports, 14:5414. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55626-0]
Drought ; Indicators ; Monitoring ; Precipitation ; Soil moisture ; Decision making ; Policies / Middle East / North Africa / Jordan / Lebanon / Morocco / Tunisia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052703)
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This paper presents the composite drought indicator (CDI) that Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, and Tunisian government agencies now produce monthly to support operational drought management decision making, and it describes their iterative co-development processes. The CDI is primarily intended to monitor agricultural and ecological drought on a seasonal time scale. It uses remote sensing and modelled data inputs, and it reflects anomalies in precipitation, vegetation, soil moisture, and evapotranspiration. Following quantitative and qualitative validation assessments, engagements with policymakers, and consideration of agencies’ technical and institutional capabilities and constraints, we made changes to CDI input data, modelling procedures, and integration to tailor the system for each national context. We summarize validation results, drought modelling challenges and how we overcame them through CDI improvements, and we describe the monthly CDI production process and outputs. Finally, we synthesize procedural and technical aspects of CDI development and reflect on the constraints we faced as well as trade-offs made to optimize the CDI for operational monitoring to support policy decision-making—including aspects of salience, credibility, and legitimacy—within each national context.
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