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indicator or monitoring product. Although this resistance has faded with time, it persists among some stakeholders. InstitutionalFragilities wererevealedalongtheprocess, rangingfromthelackof personnel,high turnoverorexperienceofpartners’ staffs, and the lackofplanning- based management (which includes the lack of integration and knowledge of monitoring andother data). The perception of these institutional fragilities as challenging iswell documented in the notes of the third technical workshop (Salvador, INEMA (BA), November 19–20),andmorespecifically in thediscussionsabout themonitoringnetworkgaps and bottle necks that were identified through an institutional and IT analyses performed to support theDMprocess. 17.6.3 Strengths in theDroughtNLTAProcess CommitmentandParticipation hasbeenoneof thekeys toovercometheabove- mentioned resistance, resulting froma sumof factors: • A regionally-led initiative (as opposed to one that is purely top-down); • A technical-scientific process that is less susceptible to political interference; • The immediate applicability of the concepts and studies to theongoingdrought in the region; • Thedifferentiation of theDMfromothermonitoring products, and; • Thehighlyparticipatorymethodology that acknowledged the importanceof the contributionsfromtechniciansaswellasof theupper-levelmanagersandpolicy makers. CapacityDevelopment and Institutional Strengthening resulted from the par- ticipation in theDPPsand theDM.Respondents agreed that therewasanunequiv- ocal gain in knowledge and improved capacity to deliver daily duties, with a broader andmore complex vision than they had previously possessed before the initiationof the process, as the quote below illustrates: “Whatcan onesay,what toargue, toamayor,agovernor? (. . .)NowIcansaywe know the limitations of the dam. (. . .) Today I am sure I am adopting the correct measures. (. . .) “Wefeel secure to tell thepressweareprepared (. . .)”. –Manager of awater resources company inPernambuco state, participant of aDPP. Interview andworkshopnotes The institutional strengthening isdirectly linkedwith thecapacitydevelopment. The interviewees reported that their institutions are stronger andmore capable to deliver their services.This strengtheningalsoderives fromthemethodologiesused 17 Drought PreparednessPolicies andClimateChangeAdaptation andResilience. . . 321