At the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, India urged a shift in global drought policy from reacting to crises towards proactive, technology-based resilience. It called for stronger early warning systems, watershed restoration and climate-resilient cropping, backed by drought-specific disaster funds, employment guarantees and emergency water supplies. About 68 percent of India's sown area is drought-prone. India's drought management is guided by NDMA, the Agriculture Ministry and the Ministry of Jal Shakti, with space-based forecasting from IMD and the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre.