Online
From 29 September to 1 October 2020
Semi-Private
This meeting will bring together experts and water/drought planners and drought information users to discuss current experiences and develop recommendations for improving the access to and use of drought products, tools, and best practices in order to better address the drought planning needs of North American regional and local decision-makers.
Meeting Objectives:
Improving Access and Use of Products and Tools for Drought — Trinational Drought Summit Report
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Day 1: “Realities, barriers and challenges”
Welcoming remarks, introductions and objectives by Orlando Cabrera-Rivera and Christopher Carter
“Three countries, one environment: Trilateral collaboration on drought”
Orlando Cabrera-Rivera
High level insights from the Assessment of North American Drought Information Products and Tools
Ernest Cooper
Trinational Panel: Perspectives from Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Trevor Hadwen, Reynaldo Pascual and Richard Heim
Our Stories, Session 1: Current realities and practices
Viki Zoltay, Ana Ortiz Ángeles, Roger Pulwarty
Participant Consultation: Using the North American Drought Monitor (NADM)
Ernest Cooper
Day 2: “From knowledge to action”
Day 1 Recap and introductions by Christopher Carter
Our Stories, Session 2: Innovation using drought planning resources
Shanny Spang Gion, Selso Villegas, Michael Downey, Sol Ortiz, Ashlee Jollymore
Participant consultation: Action and Planning
Ernest Cooper
Participant consultation: Using the North American Drought Monitor (NADM) Tools
Ernest Cooper
“Realities, barriers and challenges”
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Welcoming remarks, introductions and objectives
Orlando Cabrera-Rivera
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Christopher Carter
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
“Three countries, one environment: Trilateral collaboration on drought”:
CEC initiative on Improving Resilience to Extreme Events and Climate Impacts
Orlando Cabrera-Rivera
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
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High level insights from the Assessment of North American Drought Information Products and Tools.
Ernest Cooper
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
Trinational Panel: Perspectives from Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Trevor Hadwen
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Barrie Bonsal, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Canada
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Reynaldo Pascual
Comisión Nacional del Agua-Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
Mexico
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Richard Heim
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information and Brian Fuchs, National Drought Mitigation Center
United States
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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:
Three rooms will be available in two languages, one in Spanish and one in English.
A contact list will be available to conference participants for future networking opportunities.
10-minute break
Our Stories, Session 1: Current realities and practices
The Massachusetts drought story, a changing experience
Viki Zoltay
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
United States
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Drought at the community level
Ana Ortiz Ángeles
Grupo Semilla, Coahuila, Mexico
Gustavo Sánchez, Red Mexicana de Organizaciones Campesinas Forestales, A. C., Mexico
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Modernizing our view of drought: From risk to resilience
Roger Pulwarty
United States
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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.
Ernest Cooper
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
2. Let’s Discuss:
Format: Questions and comments can be posted using the chat utility in Zoom; participant responses will be limited to 3 minutes.
Closing
Christopher Carter
“From knowledge to action”
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Day 1 Recap and introductions
Christopher Carter
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
Keynote: “Minding the gap: From science to drought action and policy”
Mark Svoboda
National Drought Mitigation Center
United States
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Our Stories, Session 2: Innovation using drought planning resources
Our Climate Change and Drought Plans
Shanny Spang Gion, Northern Cheyenne Nation,
United States and Marissa Spang, Northern Cheyenne Nation,
United States
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Emergency Drought Management and Range Conservation
Selso Villegas,
Tohono O'odham Nation,
United States
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Innovations in Drought Monitoring in Montana
Michael Downey,
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation,
United States
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The nexus of drought and agriculture in Mexico
Sol Ortiz,
Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Mexico
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Provincial river forecasting and drought in British Columbia
Ashlee Jollymore,
River Forecast Centre
BC Ministry of Forests,
Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development,
Canada
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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.
Ernest Cooper
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
2. Let’s discuss:
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.
Ernest Cooper
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
2. Let’s discuss:
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
“A Shared path forward”
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Day 2 Recap and panel introduction
Christopher Carter
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
Drought tool bootcamp
Join us to learn about new resources, including a demonstration of emerging North American online drought tools and coordination platforms.
Canada’s new CDM Data Products, ESI and 1-month drought forecast
Trevor Hadwen,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Mexico’s Mexican Drought Monitor (Comisión Nacional del Agua-Sistema Meteorológico Nacional)
Reynaldo Pascual,
Mexican Drought Monitor
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Mesoamerican Drought Monitor (Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua)
Mauricio Osorio González,
Mesoamerican Drought Monitor & Reynaldo Pascual, Mexican Drought Monitor
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United States’ www.drought.gov and www.climateengine.org.
Justin Huntington, Desert Research Institute
Rocky Bilotta, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers
for Environmental Information
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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.
Ernest Cooper
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
2. Let’s discuss:
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
Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer Drought Contingency Plan & The Chickasaw Nation
Barney Austin, Chickasaw Nation,
United States
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Drought Monitoring and Planning in South Dakota
Laura Edwards,
South Dakota State University Extension,
United States
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Rain Gauges for Range Monitoring: Codeveloping Tools and Best Practices for Ranch-Scale Drought Detection
Mike Crimmins,
University of Arizona,
United States
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Transboundary drought and the Drought Learning Network
Emile Elias,
US Department of Agriculture Southwest Climate Hub,
United States
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Hydrological crisis from a conservation perspective
Mauricio de la Maza
PRONATURA, Mexico
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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.
Ernest Cooper
E.Cooper Environmental Consulting
2. Let’s discuss:
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
Orlando Cabrera-Rivera
Head of Unit for Environmental Quality
(514) 350-4323