Partnership Will Help Communities Better Prepare for Drought

After 2012 brought one of the worst droughts in American history, the Obama administration announced a partnership to help communities better prepare for future droughts and reduce the impact on the economy. The National Drought Resilience Partnership was developed in response to requests from communities, businesses and farmers and ranchers to provide easier access to federal drought resources and link monitoring, forecasts and warnings to longer-term drought resilience strategies in sectors such as agriculture. In its first year, the partnership will focus on creating a Web-based portal to ease access to drought recovery resources and it will host several forums to provide access to experts and locally relevant information. Learn more.