Science for Disaster Explained in 2 minutes: EDO – The European Drought Observatory

This video series is part of the building blocks of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network’s Science Pillar, produced by the Joint Research Centre’s Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre.

Droughts can severely affect ecosystems and key socio-economic sectors, but analysing droughts remains challenging as their slow evolution makes them difficult to fully characterise, model, and predict in space and time. The European Drought Observatory (EDO) uses data from ground weather stations, satellites, hydrological models, and weather and climate forecasts to monitor and predict droughts. EDO cooperates at multiple scales to further develop drought prediction, and impact and risk assessment to support better drought management in the EU and worldwide.

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