The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD) and other partners will hold a High-Level Meeting on
National Drought Policy on 11-15 March 2013 in Geneva to focus on drought
preparedness and management policies.
The meeting will bring together world leaders, government decision-makers,
development agencies, and leading scientists and researchers. Government
leaders include His Excellency Issoufou Mahamadou, President of the Republic
of Niger, whose country has been repeatedly hit by devastating droughts, most
recently in 2011-2012.
