UN-SPIDER is one of the sponsor of the "International Workshop on Drought Monitoring, Assessing and Planning under Global Climate Change" which will be held in June 3-5, 2012 in Beijing, China. The focus of this workshop is drought monitoring, drought risk assessment, drought mitigation and planning and other science and practice related drought. The flyer and registration related documents are available on the workshop website.
Experts are invited to express their interest for possible participation by filling the pre-registration form available at the above website. Please note that April 30, 2012 is due date for sending your abstract(s) and pre-registration. The final deadline for registration is June 3, 2012.