# From Impact Reports to Drought Prediction: A Machine Learning approach

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**Category:** Main Program Day 2\
**Tags:** machine-learning, video, talk, session-5\
**Created:** [31 August 2023 07:24 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/from-impact-reports-to-drought-prediction-a-machine-learning-approach/1203 "2023-08-31T07:24:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sanaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/sanaa/32/2354_2.png) [@Sanaa](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Sanaa)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2023 07:24 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/from-impact-reports-to-drought-prediction-a-machine-learning-approach/1203/1 "2023-08-31T07:24:39Z")

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# Title

_From Impact Reports to Drought Prediction: A Machine Learning approach_

# Speaker

Sanaa Hobeichi (@Sanaa), UNSW

# Recording

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/access1/original/2X/1/10465f231db74fcbb5336bc7943e7a6b7fa70c70.jpeg "Sanaa Hobeichi UNSW") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYkxU3geJDQ)

# Location

Weston Theatre (and online). See the [main workshop help topic for zoom details](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/workshop-information-everything-you-need-to-know/1172#zoom-details-3).

# Time

9:30-9:45 am

# Abstract

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/access1/original/1X/d8217396f46876e65685c86067b9f8c89d230627.png) [@system](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 September 2023 23:25 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/from-impact-reports-to-drought-prediction-a-machine-learning-approach/1203/2 "2023-09-05T23:25:27Z")

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**Author:** ![AndyHoggANU](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/andyhogganu/32/43_2.png) [@AndyHoggANU](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/AndyHoggANU)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2023 00:06 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/from-impact-reports-to-drought-prediction-a-machine-learning-approach/1203/3 "2023-09-06T00:06:14Z")

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Hi @Sanaa - nice talk. I’m wondering if you’ve tried evaluating the skill of your method in comparison to any of the other seasonal forecasts available?

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**Author:** ![Sanaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/sanaa/32/2354_2.png) [@Sanaa](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Sanaa)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2023 01:25 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/from-impact-reports-to-drought-prediction-a-machine-learning-approach/1203/4 "2023-09-06T01:25:14Z")

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Hi Andy, no I haven’t. But thank you for the idea. I like it