The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is currently testing a drought toolbox which uses a total of 15 to 30 different parameters to assess drought risk and vulnerability of a geographical region.
UN convention was given the task of developing such a tool by countries during the previous Conference of Parties (CoP) meeting at the Ordos in China in 2017.
The UNCCD has been working with other UN organisations including World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and experts to design the toolbox.
Drought toolbox is an online web platform, a one-stop shop for all drought-preparedness measures with a link to the various relevant tools in other organisations.
The tools are categorised in line with three pillars of drought preparedness:
Monitoring, early warning and forecasting tools used by decision makers.
Vulnerability assessment tools for identifying hotspots.
Risk mitigation tools with key “policy” and “technical” measures.
The current procedure for declaring drought is very complex in most countries. This tool can be used by countries to assess and evaluate drought vulnerability in their regions. This can help countries improve their preparedness for dealing with drought.

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is currently testing a drought toolbox which uses a total of 15 to 30 different parameters to assess drought risk and vulnerability of a geographical region.
UN convention was given the task of developing such a tool by countries during the previous Conference of Parties (CoP) meeting at the Ordos in China in 2017.
The UNCCD has been working with other UN organisations including World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and experts to design the toolbox.
Drought toolbox is an online web platform, a one-stop shop for all drought-preparedness measures with a link to the various relevant tools in other organisations.
The tools are categorised in line with three pillars of drought preparedness:
Monitoring, early warning and forecasting tools used by decision makers.
Vulnerability assessment tools for identifying hotspots.
Risk mitigation tools with key “policy” and “technical” measures.