Event

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Welcoming remarks, introductions and objectives

“Three countries, one environment: Trilateral collaboration on drought”:
CEC initiative on Improving Resilience to Extreme Events and Climate Impacts

High level insights from the Assessment of North American Drought Information Products and Tools.

Trinational Panel: Perspectives from Canada, Mexico, and the United States

Breakout introduction & room transition

Breakout rooms

Meet and get to know fellow practitioners from Canada, Mexico, and the United States, for an afternoon tea or coffee. Please turn on your video for this session.

In round table introductions please share:

1. Your name
2. Your role in drought
3. What you value most about your work on drought

Three rooms will be available in two languages, one in Spanish and one in English.

1. Breakout Room 1: Transboundary Canada & USA (English Language)
   Facilitators: Trevor Hadwen & Ernie Cooper
2. Breakout Room 2: General USA (English Language)
   Facilitators: Elizabeth Weight & Christopher Carter
3. Breakout Room 3: General Mexico & Transboundary (Spanish Language) (Sala de grupo 3: México general y transfronterizo (idioma español))
   Facilitators: Sol Ortiz & Alejandra Pena

A contact list will be available to conference participants for future networking opportunities.

10-minute break

Our Stories, Session 1: Current realities and practices

12-minute break

Participant Consultation: Using the North American Drought Monitor (NADM)

1. Report back on the North American Drought Monitor (NADM) use Assessment survey: on the Assessment of North American Drought Information Products and Tools survey: What we heard from you about your use of the NADM.

2. Let’s Discuss:

1. Which barriers and realities do we need to understand in the use of NADM in your work?
2. Do you have thoughts about the accuracy, applicability, relevance, or scale covered by the NADM tools?
3. What additional information would assist you in monitoring drought in your local region or sector?
4. Is there information that could be added to the NADM sites that could increase their value for planning, preparing or responding to drought?

Format: Questions and comments can be posted using the chat utility in Zoom; participant responses will be limited to 3 minutes.

Closing
Christopher Carter

• Day 1 wrap up
• Introduction to Day 2

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Day 1 Recap and introductions

Keynote: “Minding the gap: From science to drought action and policy”

Our Stories, Session 2: Innovation using drought planning resources

Format: Q&A Session will follow the last speaker. Questions and comments can be posted using the chat utility in Zoom.

15-minute break

Participant consultation: Action and Planning

1. Report back on the Assessment of North American Drought Information Products and Tools survey: What we heard from you about what you are using for drought decision support and policymaking.

2. Let’s discuss:

1. What are your current drought monitoring needs?
2. What kind of timelines do you face in your operations?
3. What analyses are most useful to you for dealing with short and long-term drought?
4. How can you best be supported as you inform decision makers and prepare forecasts, policies and plans?

Format: Questions and comments can be posted using the chat utility in Zoom; participant responses will be limited to 3 minutes.

20-minute break

Participant consultation: Using the North American Drought Monitor (NADM) Tools

1. Report back on the North American Drought Monitor (NADM) use Assessment survey: What we heard from you about your use of the NADM.

2. Let’s discuss:

1. How do you use your national drought monitors?
2. What is the role of national drought monitors in managing drought?
3. Do you feel these products are accurate and consistent?  Why or why not?
4. What resource for monitoring drought is missing in your context?

Format: Questions and comments can be posted using the chat utility in Zoom; participant responses will be limited to 3 minutes.

Closing
Christopher Carter, E.Cooper Environmental Consulting

• Day 2 Wrap Up
• Introduction to Day 3

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Day 2 Recap and panel introduction

Drought tool bootcamp
Join us to learn about new resources, including a demonstration of emerging North American online drought tools and coordination platforms.

20-minute break

Participant consultation: Forms of drought

1. Report back on the North American Drought Monitor (NADM) use Assessment survey: What we heard from you about the types of drought that most concern you.

2. Let’s discuss:

1. We have learned that many are very concerned with agricultural and meteorological drought. However, drought also comes in ecological, hydrological and socioeconomic forms, and drought types can interact. How can North American drought tools and resources better support you in responding to all types of drought?
2. What reports and information from online and other resources would afford new insights to help address the drought types & interaction with other systems? For short term drought? For long term drought?

Format: Questions and comments can be posted using the chat utility in Zoom; participant responses will be limited to 3 minutes.

15-minute break

Our Stories, Session 3: Leading practices and the future of drought monitoring, planning and response

Format: Q&A Session for all will follow the last speaker. Questions and comments can be posted using the chat utility in Zoom.

15-minute break

Participant consultation: Online resources of the future

1. Report back on the North American Drought Monitor (NADM) use Assessment survey: What we heard from you about the types of online drought management resources you use.

2. Let’s discuss:

1. Most practitioners interact with NADM resources by email subscription or via websites. How can we improve your navigation experience of online resources and coordination for drought monitoring and management?
2. A few official supplementary or secondary websites exist alongside national drought monitor websites for each nation. How can we improve you connecting with these resources and the analyses and reports you desire?
3. For practitioners using secondary websites, many turned to geospatial reports & visualizations. How can we improve these?
4. What data products or tools are missing from main and supplementary NADM websites?
5. How else can we improve online drought monitoring & early warning resources in North America?

Format: Questions and comments can be posted using the chat utility in Zoom; participant responses will be limited to 3 minutes.

Summit Closing
Christopher Carter, E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
Orlando Cabrera and Nayheli Alliu, Commission for Environmental Cooperation