The Drought Management Plan (DMP) for Sierra Leone is designed as a contingency plan to direct efforts to mobilise technical and financial resources for an effective nation-wide response to droughtrelated conditions. It should also enable communication and coordination between and among stakeholders and the public through various activities that promote citizen engagement, learning, and policy change. Therefore, the broad goal of the plan is not reactive. Rather, it is designed to facilitate planning, monitoring, and preparedness activities in a structured manner, with the most efficient utilisation of time, effort, and resources.
The plan is also intended as a guide toward the establishment of effective operating procedures for foreseeing, monitoring, and mitigating drought risks and impacts. Simply put, it provides a framework by which key organisations will prepare for drought and when and how mitigating processes and procedures should be implemented.
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