08.30-09.00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

09.00-10.30

Introduction of the Project

09.00-09.15

Welcome Speech and Project introduction
Anil Makandya, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy and Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain

09.15-09.45

Introduction of results from Science - Policy Forum
Dionysis Assimacoupolous, University of Athens, Greece

09.45-10.15

Differentiating Water Scarcity and Drought - A key to proceed in the development of effective drought management practices
Jochen Froebrich, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands

10.15-10.30

Discussion

10.30-11.00

Coffee Break

11.00-12.30

Session 1: Drought identification/characterization (Natural/Physical System)

11.00-11.15

Physical System: Key Challenges
Henny van Lanen, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands

11.15-11.30

Evaluation of Hydrologic and Water Resources Response to Meteorological Drought in Thessaly, Greece
Athanasios Loukas, University of Thessaly, Greece

11.30-11.45

A catalogue of historical droughts in Europe: a tool for assessing drought characteristics and drought impacts at regional to continental scales
Jamie Hannaford, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), UK

11.45-12.00

On the spatial characterization of drought events
Alexander Osti, University of Adeladie, Australia

12.00-12.15

Forecast potential of precipitation for drought management in central-northern Chile
Koen Verbist, University Ghent, Belgium

12.15-12.30

Discussion

12.30-14.00

Lunch Break

14.00-15.30

Thematic session 2: Drought assessment I (Environmental Impacts)

14.00-14.15

Environmental Impacts: Key Challenges
Oliver Olsson, WMC - Consulting Engineers, Germany

14.15-14.30

Response of nonnodulating, nodulating and supernodulating soybean (glycine max l.) genotypes to potassium fertilizer under water stress
Magdi Tawfik Abdelhamid, National Research Centre, Egypt

14.30-14.45

Drought and Desertification
Mike Kirkby, Uiversity of Leeds, UK

14.45-15.00

Global drought characteristics, patterns, vulnerabilities and impacts
Nishadi Eriyagama, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka

15.00-15.15

Mitigating Droughts: Global Potential to Raise Rainfed Crop Production
Dieter Gerten, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

15.15-15.30

Discussion

15.30-16.00

Coffee Break

Session 3: Drought assessment II (Socio-Economic Impacts)

16.00-16.15

Economic and Social Impacts: Key Challenges
Anil Markandya and Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy

16.15-16.30

Alleviating the cost of water scarcity events through trading in England and Wales
Julien Harou, University College London, UK

16.30-16.45

Expected Impact of Climate Change on Population and Livelihood in Arid and Semi Arid Areas: Case Studies from Palestine
Natasha Carmi, Palestinian Hydrology Group, Palestine

16.45-17.00

Bridging science and policy oriented conceptual models for integrated vulnerability assessment of water resources
Carlo Giupponi, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy

17.00-17.15

Economic impacts of drought in Spain
Alberto Garrido, Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain

17.15-17.30

Discussion

17.30-18.00

General Discussion on Drought Identification, Characterization and Assessment

19.00

Social Dinner

09.00-10.30

Session 4: Drought Management

09.00-09.15

Drought management: Guiding principles and Xerochore recommendations
Dionysis Assimacoupolous, University of Athens, Greece

09.15-09.30

Drought policy and participative management in the Jucar Basin, Spain
Joaquin Andreu, IIAMA, Universidad Politecnica, Spain

09.30-09.45

Improvements on Drought and Water  Scarcity Management for Portuguese Drought prone areas
Eduardo Vivas, FEUP, Portugal

09.45-10.00

Towards the Development of a Drought Master Plan for Greece
Christos Karavitis, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

10.00-10.15

European Perspectives on Drought Preparedness and Management: the Italian Experience and Proposed Planning Tools
Giuseppe Rossi, University of Catania, Italy

10.15-10.30

Discussion

10.30-11.00

Coffee Break

Session 5: Drought Policies

11.00-11.15

Drought policy, key challenges of the Xerochore project
Thierry Davy, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy and French Water Agencies, France

11.15-11.30

Managing Water Scarcity in a Transboundary Basin: The Nile Basin Decision Support System
Michael Butts, DHI, Denmark

11.30-11.45

Responses of the Regional Water Organizations to Drought: Lessons Learned and Future Vision
Saeed Morid, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran

11.45-12.00

Towards adaptation measures for current and future water scarcity in the Netherlands
Judith Ter Maat, Deltares, The Netherlands

12.00-12.15

Drought Policy in the Bulgaria - Key Challenges to Hydrology
Snezhana Dakova, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgaria

12.15-12.30

Discussion

12.30-14.00

Lunch Break

Panel Discussion

14.00-14.30

Summary of the Conference

14.30-15.15

Discussion & Feedback on Background and Guidance Documents

15.15-15.45

Drought management policies - Needs and opportunities

15.45-16.00

European Drought Centre Introduction & Extension (Lena Tallaksen)

End of the Conference

16.00-16.30

Coffee Break