Establishment and Purpose
Below is information on the establishment of the National Drought Information-Analysis Center,
information on its progress, major functions, etc. to the public.
Key Roles and ResponsibilitiesThe main role of the center is to provide information on drought conditions and forecasts and to support the decision-making process to ensure proactive responses.
- Basic Survey on Droughts
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- National Water Supply and Demand System
- Collect basic information about droughts
(dams, rivers, groundwater, water quality, water ecology, damages etc.)- Drought database standardization
- Drought Monitoring and Drought Forecasting
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- Drought monitoring by water source / application / region
(Construction and operation of drought information analysis system)- Production and provision of information on drought situations based on the actual experience of the country
- Production and provision of drought forecast information
- Regional drought vulnerability analyses and risk assessments
- Monitoring of drought-related water environment and prediction of water quality
- Satellite image analyses and information about droughts
- Drought Interpretation
Technology Development -
- Development of standardization and estimation techniques for drought impact assessment
- Advanced drought prediction technology for improving reliability of the drought warning alarm system
- Quantity - Water quality - Ecological information integration and analysis technique development
- Development of water utilization technology
- Legalization and Policy Support
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- National drought examples and alarm support
- Supporting the establishment of national and local drought measures
- Establishment of drought mitigation and countermeasures and policy support
- Education and Cooperation
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- Information on drought education
- Technical exchange (Institute) and interagency cooperation
- Provide countermeasures and water conservation contents on cases of drought
HistoryThe center was newly established in November, 2015, and the pilot system has been established since April, 2016.
- Nationwide droughts occur and deepenarr
- Establishment of the Drought Information-Analysis Center (K-water)
- Decision to establish K-water National Drought Information-Analysis Center (National Policy Coordination Meeting)
- Operation of drought monitoring systems in Seosan and Boryeong in Chungnam Province
- Established National Drought Information-Analysis Centerarr
- Establishment and operation of the national drought information analysis system
- Determination of the national drought warning and warning implementation plan (3rd Water Management Council)
- First drought example, warning execution
- Analysis of daily drought situations and forecasts(currently supporting the national drought alert system)arr
- Analysis of daily drought situation and forecast (currently supporting national drought alert)
Operating StrategyThe center aims to produce and provide integrated information to cope with climate change through comprehensive services based on 'water resource satellite information' and a 'water environment monitoring prediction system'
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