Goal: 

To enhance participants’ understanding of agricultural drought, equip them to interpret agricultural-drought maps, and enable accurate local reporting through structured field validation.

Overview: 

This one-hour session provides:

30-minute lecture-discussion on agricultural drought indicators, impacts, assessment, and forecasting tools

30-minute hands-on workshop on reading agricultural-drought maps and submitting validation reports via a digital form

Why It Matters?

• Drought affects food production, water access, and rural livelihoods.

• Timely monitoring and field reporting improve preparedness and decision-making.

• Ground observations help verify and improve the accuracy of agricultural-drought maps.

• Community engagement strengthens agricultural resilience.