2nd National Drought Forum
meeting
Jul. 30 to Jul. 31, 2019
6:00 pm MDT
Washington, DC 20037
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Goals and Objectives
- Take stock of lessons learned and progress towards U.S. drought readiness since the last Forum in 2012;
- Strengthen the state-federal relationship to realize greater collaboration and promote cooperative partnerships with U.S. businesses to address drought across time scales and across levels of government and sectors;
- Discuss new information and opportunities for coordination that help move the Nation from a reactive to a proactive approach to drought risk management; and
- Produce a list of “action items” that could improve U.S. drought readiness and resilience