About the course

Integrated Drought Management (IDM) is a critical component of disaster risk reduction programmes, it aims to mitigate drought risk and enhance drought resilience by adopting a proactive approach.
This course reviews the concept of drought and its main impacts and presents the main methodologies for the assessment of drought impacts on crop production using AquaCrop.

The course is composed of 2 modules:

• Module 1: Drought impact assessment on crop production
  
• Module 2: How to address the drought impact assessment with FAO AquaCrop model
  

System requirements

This course can be accessed online, clicking on the links below, without registration. It runs on the latests versions of major browsers, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari.

Audience

This course targets professionals, technicians and decision makers from relevant ministries, research institutes, and national institutions operating in the field of irrigation and water management.

Module 1: Drought impact assessment on crop production

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this section, you will be able to:

• Identify the different types of drought, their characteristics and their interconnections
• Recognize the impacts caused by drought, especially their effects in the study region
• Understand the approach to drought vulnerability assessment, and potential measures that can be implemented

Structure of the course

• Section 1: Definition and types of drought
• Section 2: Drought impacts
• Section 3: Management under drought conditions
• Section 4: Summaries and exercises

Module 2: How to address the drought impact assessment with FAO AquaCrop model

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this section, you will be able to:

• Identify which are the most common methodologies for drought impact assessment
• Understand how crop simulation models can assist in forecasting drought impacts, and assess the implementation of adaptation-mitigation measures
• Use the AquaCrop model for the simulation of drought impact on crop production

Structure of the course

• Section 1: Methodologies for drought impact assessment
• Section 2: Crop models to forecast drought impacts and to implement measures
• Section 3: AquaCrop to simulate the drought impacts on crop production
• Section 4: Summary and practical exercise

Thematic areas