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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GOALS AND OBJECTIVES <br /> <br />Five goals are key to national drought policy. <br /> <br />Goal!. Drought planning and impact-reduction measures that incorporate comprehensive, <br />long-term strategies <br /> <br />The objective is to lessen the impacts of drought on individuals, communities, and the environment <br />through proactive measures, continually striving to reduce the need for future emergency financial <br />and other assistance. <br /> <br />Goal 2. Effective drought monitoring and prediction as well as analysis, interpretation, and <br />dissemination of easily understood drought-related data and information <br /> <br />The objective is to increase awareness and knowledge of droughts, including public participation in <br />drought planning and the design and implementation of measures to reduce the impacts of drought. <br /> <br />Goal 3. Sustained, high-quality, drought-related research and innovation that stems from <br />individual, local, state, and regional drought planning needs and effective transfer and <br />application ofresearch results <br /> <br />The objective is to provide the technical foundation for drought planning and impact-reduction <br />measures that address the social, economic, and environmental impacts of drought. <br /> <br />Goal 4. Coordinated, nationwide approach to addressing drought <br /> <br />The objective is to. ensure effective, efficient drought pre-planning and response planning and <br />measures for lessening the impacts of drought. <br /> <br />GoalS. A safety net of emergency response programs <br /> <br />The objective is to ensure that emergency drought response programs-when necessary despite <br />drought planning and impact-reduction measures-are effective and timely, <br /> <br />-1 <br />