Blueprint for a Flood and Drought Research Infrastructure

这个为期15个月的范围界定阶段项目将为洪水和干旱基础设施投资（FDRI）提供蓝图。它将提供证据，并就如何建立和管理预定的基础设施方案提出建议，以便为社会带来好处。范围界定将涉及与相关利益攸关方进行广泛磋商，并整理世界各地其他类似举措的证据和经验。它将征求广大社区的意见，以商定最初的驱动科学挑战，这些挑战只能通过对数据和观测网络的大量投资来解决。我们将通过协商寻求问题的答案，例如需要什么新的测量方法，在哪里和如何收集数据，以及可能需要什么新技术。该蓝图将制定一系列成本投资战略（包括“什么都不做”的影响）和网络长期可持续性计划。将提出一个开放、近实时的数据和信息技术框架，以确保以快速和简单的方式提供数据。

This 15-month scoping phase project will deliver the blueprint for a Flood and Drought Infrastructure Investment (FDRI). It will provide the evidence for, and recommendations on how the intended programme of infrastructure could be established and managed in order to deliver benefits to society. The scoping will involve extensive consultation with relevant stakeholders and collate evidence and experiences from other similar initiatives worldwide. It will seek the views of the broad community to agree upon the initial driving science challenges that can only be addressed through a significant investment in data and observing networks. Through consultation we will seek answers to questions such as what new measurements are required, where and how the data can be gathered and what new technology might be required. The blueprint will develop a series of costed investment strategies (including the implications of "do nothing") and plans for the networks longer term sustainability. An open, near real-time data and IT framework will be proposed to ensure that the data are made available in a quick and simple manner.