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facilities and assets; (b) Estimate potential economic vulnerability by sector and region, <br />including state facilities and assets; (c) Identify potential socioeconomic drought impacts. <br />Qualitative -based approach to assessing drought vulnerability <br />A primary objective of our study is to conduct a vulnerability assessment of state assets <br />so that drought risk to these assets may be assessed. This will be achieved by an <br />analysis of vulnerability to understand what assets may be most affected by drought, <br />why these impacts occur, and if these relationships are changing over time. Results of <br />the vulnerability assessment will then be used to inform the Drought Plan so that pre - <br />drought planning and mitigation programs can reduce the risk of future drought impacts <br />to state assets, and in turn lessen the burden placed on response- oriented <br />management of these assets. <br />At the state level there are numerous possible drought impacts to assets and <br />consequently a wide range of frameworks and techniques that could be used to assess <br />impacts. Recognizing this, AMEC will engage the CWCB Drought Team to identify <br />leaders across state departments and divisions to be as inclusive as possible, and so <br />that we may gather feedback regarding definitions of what constitutes a drought impact <br />for specific assets, as well as useful definitions for vulnerability assessment by asset. <br />We anticipate that much of the information collected on state asset vulnerability will be <br />collected by interview and follow -up. Prospective interviewees will be identified (with <br />assistance from CWCB) and contacted before interviews to verify their responses to an <br />email questionnaire and confirm their ability to provide information relevant to the study. <br />The email survey will include three elements: background information on the purpose of <br />the drought vulnerability study; a short questionnaire to determine if the agency /asset <br />managed by the individual(s) has ever been assessed for drought impacts and the <br />causes of impacts (i.e. vulnerabilities); and a request to conduct interviews with any <br />people that have had a direct role or any experience in the management of drought <br />impacts and /or vulnerabilities within the agency. <br />Interviews will in most cases be conducted by telephone. AMEC will aim to interview at <br />least two people per agency (e.g. Colorado Division of Wildlife) in order to obtain more <br />than one perspective. In the case of key installations we will attempt to talk to the <br />manager of that facility. Interviews will be conducted using a semi - structured format and <br />will attempt to address three general questions: <br />(i) How have drought impacts been assessed in your agency /division /facility - <br />do you have any records or estimates of economic impacts to assets? <br />(i) Has your agency /division /facility attempted to determine the causal nature <br />of the identified impacts (i.e., vulnerabilities) or does it hold any data that <br />might enable us to do so (in collaboration with your <br />agency /division /facility)? <br />(i) Has an understanding of drought and its impacts ever been used by your <br />agency /division /facility in the mitigation of drought impacts and <br />vulnerabilities? <br />