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1 National Drought Mitigation Center
Program Overview Brian Wardlow National Drought Mitigation Center School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska-Lincoln Photo: Cimarron County, Oklahoma Gary McManus, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, late June, 2008

2 National Drought Mitigation Center
Founded: at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mission: To lessen societal vulnerability to drought by promoting planning and the adoption of appropriate risk management techniques.

3 The Cycle of Disaster Management

4 NDMC Organizational Structure
Specialists: Climatology Water resources Hydrology Ag. Economics Human Dimensions of Drought (socioeconomic) Drought Planning & Mitigation Strategies Remote Sensing GIS Mike Hayes

5 * * * * * * * RMA supported projects developing
drought tools for agricultural producers.

6 USDA Risk Management Agency Projects
Timeframe: ( ) Suite of Tools for Drought Preparedness Vegetation Drought Response Index / VegOUT Localized Drought Monitor Drought Impact Reporter Economic drought impacts analysis U.S. Drought Risk Atlas Greenleaf climate analysis website Ranch Drought Plan website Real-time ground water monitoring network for Nebraska VegDRI

7 Please visit the NDMC website for more information:

8 Workshop Goals Introduce a new vegetation drought monitoring
tool called VegDRI (Vegetation Drought Response Index) 2. Discuss specific informational needs, products, & applications of VegDRI Discuss the accuracy of VegDRI for California Introduce a experimental tool called the Vegetation Outlook (VegOut)

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