The Post-2015 Agenda of the United Nations saw the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The common ground of all three international agreements is the reduction of vulnerabilities and enhancing resilience to the impacts of slow-onset and extreme weather and climate events. Since the adoption of these agreements, considerable amount of progress has been made towards the integration of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR). At the same time, there is growing evidence that the frequency and extent of weather and climate related hazards such as drought has increased as a result of global warming. Drought is widely recognized as a slow creeping natural hazard that occurs as a consequence of the natural climatic variability. The impact of drought can potentially erase development gains in various sectors, dragging millions of people further back into poverty and increase the number of humanitarian crises. Without a coordinated and coherent national drought policy, nations will continue to respond to drought in a reactive and crisis management mode. In order to address drought issues more effectively, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP) jointly launched the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP), which provide preventive and demand-driven support mechanisms for the communities, countries and regions affected by drought. Integrated drought management is a critical component of disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation strategies and national water resources policies, bringing together the needs of the different stakeholders affected by drought. The webinar therefore examines the potential for a more coherent and integrated approach to build climate resilience, reduce economic and social losses, and alleviate poverty in drought affected regions of the world.