Building a sustainable network of drought communities 2011 workshop
The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Engaging Preparedness Communities (EPC) Working Group and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) invite you to participate in a workshop that will explore a wide range of topics revolving around drought preparedness.
Workshop discussions will include:
* Assessing the drought knowledge of our communities
* Building a cooperative network of drought professionals
* Launching an effort to put drought planning information into practice
* Applying lessons learned based on example successes and failures
Drought management & planning topics to be discussed:
* An update on NIDIS pilots in California, the Colorado River Basin and the Southeast
* Strategies for coping with uncertainty in drought preparedness planning
* Case studies in building collaborative drought communities
* Topics identified in on-going EPC surveys and webinars
* Integrating sustainability into drought plans
About the Workshop
It will be the first workshop of this type hosted by the NIDIS EPC Working Group. The workshop is meant to be interactive and informative while bringing together the drought community so that we can learn from and assist one another.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. For reservations call +1 (312)565-1234 or +1 (800)233-1234. The block is listed as NIDIS Drought Workshop.