MoU opens global floodgates on drought management

The Queensland Government has signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Water Resources Corporation, K-Water , to improve drought management research activities.

Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner says the MoU will build on existing international relationships established by the Queensland Drought Mitigation Centre (QDMC) and K-Water.

“The MoU will further develop and formalise existing international relationships between organisations interested in improving drought management in the agriculture and water management sectors,” Mr Furner said.

QDMC already has links with the United Kingdom Meteorological Office and the United States National Drought Mitigation Centre , while K-Water has established a similar MoU with the United States National Drought Mitigation Centre.

Mr Furner says the MoU would initiate an international collaboration to share information and conduct drought management research activities.

“The United Nations recognises that global drought management and research issues cannot be managed by single countries or regions alone and a strong international collaborative process is needed,” Mr Furner says.

The Queensland Government established the QDMC in 2016 to help the agriculture industry develop resilience to drought and climate variability and adapt to a changing climate.

The MoU was signed following an approach from K-Water to form a collaborative agreement with QDMC aimed at developing improved drought management research and development activities.

Learn more about it here.