Drought Management Centre forSoutheasternEurope
About us
The DMCSEE mission is to coordinate and facilitate the development, assessment and application of drought risk management tools and policies in Southeastern Europe with the goal of improving drought preparedness and reducing drought impacts.
DMCSEE was founded by 13 countries from southeastern Europe:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey, with the assistance of World Meteorological Organization and UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Background
In past decades, drought-related damages have had large impact on the economy and people's welfare in SE Europe. The need to establish a drought management centre as a way of community coming together to help address shared challenges in drought monitoring and response became evident at the end of the past century. The idea was further elaborated by International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The UNCCD national focal points and national permanent representatives of the World Meteorological Organization have agreed upon the core tasks of the DMCSEE, finally established in 2006.
DMCSEE founding organisations
