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XEROCHORE is an Exercise to Assess Research Needs and Policy Choices in Areas of Drought founded by European Commission under the FP7-Theme 6, Environment (Including Climate Change), and it is aimed at assisting in the development of a European Drought Policy in accordance with the EU-Water Framework Directive (EU-WFD. ==Background and objectives== In recent years large parts of Europe suffered from extreme drought, a phenomenon that may become more frequent and more severe as a consequence of climate change. If not addressed properly, the socio-economic and environmental impacts of droughts will be huge. To inform European Drought and Climate Adaptation policies, the Xerochore assesses the existing knowledge about the physical causes, intensity, spatial and temporal patterns of droughts, and their social, environmental and economic impacts. Furthermore, it develops a catalogue of demand-and supply-side policies to manage droughts. To this end a series of expert workshops, roundtable discussions and stakeholders consultation will be organised. A Core Group will synthesise the collected knowledge and produce Guidance Documents for drought management. The Xerochore SA objectives are: * To synthesize knowledge on past, current and future drought events; * To compile a roadmap that provides a short to long term vision on research needs and steps forward towards supporting the implementation of drought management plans; * To provide information on possible impacts of droughts and guidance for stakeholders in the area of planning, implementation and scenarios; * To further extend and develop the drought network established as part of the European Drought Centre (EDC) to assess the international (inside and outside of Europe) state of the art in research related to droughts; * To link up with non-EU experts (through network partners and members of the External Advisory Board) to ensure that the synthesis, roadmap and guidance to stakeholders includes background from other leading continents (e.g. USA, Canada, Australia) and to encourage them to become member of the extended EDC; * To initiate a long lasting platform beyond this project through the network that communicates drought related research and policy making within the research community, water managers, policy makers and the wider public. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xerochore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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