U.S. Drought Portal

www.drought.gov

Supporting Documents

NIDIS Implementation Plan, June 2007

National Drought Policy Commission, Preparing for Drought in the 21st Century, Washington D.C. May 2000

Creating a Drought Early Warning System for the 21st Century: The National Integrated Drought Information System (Report by Western Governors' Association 2004)

Managing Drought: A roadmap for change in the United States fact sheet, July 2007

Managing Drought: A roadmap for change in the United States report, July 2007

Overview of Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments: Creating a Roadmap for Change in the United States, a conference held in Longmont, CO, in September 2006

NIDIS is intended to help people prepare for drought in the same way that the Oklahoma Mesonet and Oklahoma Climatological Survey have helped people prepare for hazardous weather.

NIDIS Public Law 109-430