The European Drought Observatory (EDO) and Global Drought Observatory (GDO) are part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS) early warning and monitoring component. They provide drought-relevant information and early warnings for the European and global scales. 

EDO monitors and forecasts droughts on its web platform, provides analysis tools and produces European analytical reports on ongoing droughts such as the one showing that almost half of the EU+UK territory was at high drought risk in July 2022. Individual indicators for precipitation, soil moisture and vegetation health can be combined into high-level indicators highlighting different warning levels in the Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) for agricultural and ecosystem drought (see image below). 

While some detailed products such as the Low Flow Indicator are only available for Europe, GDO supports also global drought monitoring and emergency responses with a Map Viewer, global indicators like the Risk of Drought Impact for Agriculture (RDrIAgri) indicator and information-rich reports. Furthermore, EDO carries out research and development into e.g. drought risk, defined by the combination of hazard, exposure and vulnerability, to support our reaction and adaptation to droughts.

EDO Combined Drought Indicator map for the 1st ten-day period day of September showing 33% of the EU territory in ”warning” conditions and 26% in ”alert” conditions.