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| This page highlights organizations that deal with issues related to drought and weather. For drought-related tools, publications, and local information, see the menu to the right. |
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 | Disaster and Drought Assistance
United States Department of Agriculture.
"USDA provides assistance for losses that result from drought, flood, fire, freeze, tornadoes, pest infestation, and other calamities." |
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| Drought and Water Availability
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Offers a dynamic search of NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article citations on drought impacts on agriculture, from
2000 to the present. Try a book citation search from 2000 to the present. |
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| Preparing for Drought in the 21st Century
National Drought Policy Commission.
Published in May 2000, "presents the basis for national drought policy and calls for commitment and resolve in providing sufficient resources to achieve the policy goals." |
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 | National Water and Climate Center
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
"Leads the development and transfer of water and climate information and technology which support natural resource conservation." |
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| National Drought Mitigation Center
University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
"Helps people and institutions develop and implement measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought. The Center stresses preparation and risk management rather than crisis management." |
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| National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ensures "collaboration between different government agencies on drought-related issues" and gives information on current drought conditions, forecasting, impacts and more. |
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 | Climate Prediction Center
DOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
One of NOAA's Centers for Environmental Prediction, it serves "the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events, for use in mitigating losses and maximizing economic gains." See also the CPC's Drought Monitoring page. |
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| Management of Water Resources for Drought Conditions
DOI. USGS. Global Change Research.
An analysis of the roles of government in planning for the eventuality of droughts from the U.S. Global Change Research Program's interactive workshop, Impact of Climate Change and Land Use in the Southwestern United States, held in 1997. |
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| Institute for Water Resources
United States Army Corps of Engineers.
"Formed to provide forward-looking analysis and research in developing planning methodologies to aid Civil Works programs." The IWR produced the National Drought Atlas. |
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| Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Louisiana State University.
"This site serves primarily Extension agents and educators by providing them access to resources on disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery that will enhance their short- and long-term programming efforts." Learn more about drought. |
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| Drought Products
DOC. NOAA. Hydrologic Information Center.
Shows the most recent drought information provided by National Weather Service (NWS) offices over the last 35 days. |
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Last Modified: Jan 14, 2010 |
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