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4. Facilitating Drought Preparedness Programs. NIDIS will provide a sound, scientilic basis on which to develop effective drought mitigation and response plans. by describing the nature and magnitude of the historical drought threat . and providing information on the likelihood and severity of drought. Additionally, federal drought programs need better coordinated triggers to facilitate timely assistance to areas where drought is emerging. Recommendation 4a: NIDIS should facilitate drought planning by providing information 10 aid in development of science-based triggers in preparedness plans that will result in timely actions to minimize impacts and reduce risks. The National Drought Mitigation Center, which has established expertise. should help in this effort. Rccommendation 4b: The NIDIS Leadership Team should work in partnership with federal agencies responsible for drought assistance programs to analyze program triggers and make recommendations for improving program delivery, 5, Interaction and Education: Building on existing programs, NIDIS must provide a framework for education of water users, resource managers and the public, and for interaction among users of the system. Recommendation Sa: To address the information needs of the various users of the NIDIS and assure continuing feedback from them on how to improve its design. NOAA, private entities, and the NlDlS Implementation Team should perform ongoing evaluation of the usefulness. usability and limeliness of NIDIS producls. To accomplish this task, NlDlS should create user panels to test initial phases of the system and to conduct ongoing quality . assurance/quality control assessment, Recommendation 5b: NIDIS should support drought outreach etTorts by providing guidance and assistance to education programs and outreach training on ways to plan for. mitigate, anticipate and respond to droughts, .~ '''Ii:'' ...4.'.. .. ':N'. .~~.,"~ .