International Organizations Call for Policy to Manage Effects of Climate Change

The Agricultural Meteorology Division at the World Meteorology Organization is calling for countries to implement national drought policies to manage the effects of increasingly frequent and severe droughts worldwide. 

Effective policy would allow governments move beyond response, recovery and reconstruction. Implementation of early warning systems, drought insurance, and other safety nets would lead to more drought-resilient societies.          

Meanwhile, more than 100 scientists who study extreme weather shifts have formed the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The panel is meeting this week to finalize a comprehensive world report called "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation,” which is due out later this year.

Read more about drought policy and monitoring on IRIN.

More details on the upcoming IPCC report at Voice of America.