More nations can be better prepared for drought as IWMI takes its space-based monitoring tool online
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South Asia Drought Monitoring System climate change Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka drought Giriraj Amarnath Op-ed early warning
Date
01 December 22
Country
South Asia, Southeast Asia
Summary
The SADMS platform, which covers Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, provides seasonal, sub-seasonal and seven-day weather forecasts as easy-to-interpret on-screen maps; monitoring tools that indicate when drought is present and, if so, the level of severity; and district-level agricultural contingency plans that can be put into early action if the system indicates that particular triggers have been reached. The monitoring and forecasting components of SADMS are based on indices including vegetation health, rainfall levels and soil moisture, which can identify the extent to which drought is present and, over time, developing.
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