A session on drought early warning and action systems was moderated by Gaius Eudoxie, Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought, and featured: Issa Garba, AGHRYMET – CILSS – West Africa; Lucy Barker, UK-CEH Good Practice Guidance; Valentin Aich, Integrated Drought Management Programme - Regional Programmes, GWP; and Eva Pek, Land and Water Officer, FAO.