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1 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.
2 Jedd, T.; Fragaszy, S. R.; Knutson, C.; Hayes, M. J.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; Wall, N.; Svoboda, M.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2021. Drought management norms: is the Middle East and North Africa Region managing risks or crises? Journal of Environment and Development, 30(1):3-40. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1070496520960204]
Drought ; Disaster risk management ; Disaster risk reduction ; Frameworks ; Monitoring ; Policies ; Declarations ; Early warning systems ; Vulnerability ; Groundwater ; Climate change ; Participatory approaches ; Decision making ; Government agencies ; Civil societies ; Stakeholders ; Governance ; Financial situation ; Insurance ; Political aspects / Middle East / North Africa / Morocco / Tunisia / Lebanon / Jordan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050017)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1070496520960204
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050017.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050017.pdf
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The Middle East and North Africa region experiences severe socioeconomic and political impacts during droughts and faces increasing drought risk in future climate projections. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s Sendai Framework and the International Drought Management Programme provide a global standard (a norm) to manage droughts through natural hazard risk reduction approaches. We use participatory engagement to evaluate whether norm diffusion has taken place in four countries. Data were collected in interviews, focus groups, workshops, and policy documents. Analysis reveals incomplete norm diffusion; stakeholders subscribe to relevant values, but national policies and implementation do not fully reflect the norm. Process tracing reveals that the availability of drought early warning data is a key barrier to risk reduction. Further more, a drought early warning system would not be feasible or sufficient unless paired with policy measures and financial mechanisms to reduce the political and economic costs of a drought declaration.
3 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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