Prosopis cineraria agroforestry (India)
SLM example from the WOCAT database
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Integrated floodwater spreading systems (Iran)
SLM example from the WOCAT database
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Find grants, training courses, vacancies, and other capacity-building opportunities
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Find CSOs, Focal Points, contact details and information about LDN targets
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- Information about LDN Targets (where applicable)
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Sustainable land management (SLM) refers to practices and technologies that aim to integrate the management of land, water, biodiversity, and other environmental resources to meet human needs while ensuring the long-term sustainability of ecosystem services and livelihoods. Implementing Sustainable Land Management options can contribute to reducing drought risk.
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Advantages / Benefits
Food security
Maintenance of dams and irrigation structures
Soil carbon sequestration
Climate change mitigation
Maintenance of dams and irrigation structures
Soil carbon sequestration
Climate change mitigation
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Drought Risk Assessment
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Monitoring and Early Warning
Drought monitoring and early warning systems typically aim to track, assess and deliver relevant information concerning climatic, hydrologic and water supply conditions and trends.
Freely available data for drought assessments
As part of the UNCCD Drought Toolbox in partnership with UNEP-DHI, a system is available with nearly real-time freely available data for drought monitoring to facilitate the generation of custom reports. Click on the blue-button now. For more information on how to use the tool click here.
The Drought Resilience, Adaptation and Management Policy (DRAMP) Framework and the Handbook of Drought Indicators and Indices and database provide an overview of possible indicators and indices for drought monitoring.
Risk Mitigation Measures
The UNCCD Drought Toolbox provides tools and methods to reduce drought risk, be better prepared and effectively respond to drought.
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Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
In order to calculate the drought risk accurately, you need to take into account various geographic, climatic, social and economic factors. The Drought Resilience, Adaptation and Management Policy (DRAMP) Framework, and its guidelines and background documents provide an overview of possible approaches to assess risk and vulnerability:
Drought risk = Vulnerability x Hazard x Exposure
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This pillar is supported by The Joint Research Center of the European Commission.