The European Drought Centre – EDC, hosted by UIO, is a virtual knowledge centre with the aim to enhance drought research in Europe and promote collaboration and capacity building between scientists and the user community. The long term objective of the centre is to enhance European co-operation in order to mitigate the impacts of droughts on the society, economy and environment. Although the EDC primarily has a European dimension, it has established links with several international organizations, projects and experts outside Europe to widen the network of drought experts and organizations. Read More