Keynote Speech
Current and future challenges in addressing agriculture drought by Alok Sikka, IWMI
Session I: Drought monitoring and assessment
Presenters of session I
- Thailand Drought Monitoring System – Yootthapoom P., GISTDA, Thailand
- Engaging with UN-SPIDER for improving DRR – Shirish Ravan, UNOOSA
Panelists of session I
Chair: Kelly Hyden, UNESCAP
Panelists : Giriraj Amarnath, IWMI / Peeranan T., ADPC / Gigih Giarrastowo, LAPAN, Indonesia
Session II: Drought forecasting and early warning
Presenters of session II
- Drought Monitoring and forecasting in India – Balasubramanian R, IMD, India
- Drought monitoring, Forecasting and early warning – Giriraj Amarnath, IWMI
Panelists of session II
Chair: Giriraj Amarnath, IWMI
- Nilar Htun, Relief and Resettlement Department, Myanmar
- Alina Shrestha, TU, Nepal
- Roshan Herath, DoM, Sri Lanka
- Sitthisak M., GISTDA, Thailand
- Nguyen Ba Thanh, Disaster Management Policy and Technical Center, Vietnam
Session III: Drought management and mainstreaming drought resilience into national plan and programmes
Presenters of session III
- Space-based Technology Application on Drought Monitoring in China – Li Suju, NDRCC, China
- Drought management – Main streaming drought resilience in National Development Programs – Rao K.V, CRIDA/ICAR
Panelist of session III
Chair: Li Suju, NDRCC, China
- Alok Sikka, IWMI
- Suraj Lamichhane, Nepal
- Syams Nashrrullah, AIT
- Sath Sitak, National Council for Sustainable Development, Cambodia
- Simonkhoun Vaviyo, Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture, Lao PDR