Blueprint for a Flood and Drought Research Infrastructure

这个为期15个月的项目将为防洪和抗旱基础设施投资（FDRI）提供蓝图。它将为如何建立和管理预期的基础设施计划提供证据和建议，以便为社会带来利益。范围界定将涉及与相关利益攸关方的广泛磋商，并整理来自世界各地其他类似举措的证据和经验。它将寻求广泛社区的意见，就最初的驱动科学挑战达成一致，这些挑战只能通过对数据和观测网络的重大投资来解决。通过协商，我们将寻求一些问题的答案，例如需要哪些新的测量方法，在哪里以及如何收集数据，以及可能需要哪些新技术。该蓝图将制定一系列经过成本计算的投资策略（包括“什么都不做”的含义），并为铁路网络的长期可持续性制定计划。我们会提出一个开放、接近即时的数据和资讯科技架构，以确保数据能以快捷和简单的方式提供。

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 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. A 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.