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National Integrated Drought nWesternGovernors' <br />Information <br />System (MIDIS) Association <br />A National Drought Policy Commission —May 2000 Report <br />"Improve collaboration among scientists and managers to enhance the <br />effectiveness of observation networks, monitoring, prediction, information <br />delivery, and applied research and to foster public understanding of and <br />preparedness for drought." <br />s National Drought Preparedness Act of 2003 <br />Sec. 2(5)—"effective drought monitoring is a critical component of drought <br />preparedness and mitigation." <br />Sec. 102(a)(4�--would authorize NIDIS. <br />I Western Governors' Association (WGA) <br />Policy Resolution 02 -02 — "A national drought policy must provide for the <br />development of a comprehensive monitoring system to collect, analyze and <br />disseminate available data and products in a usable manner. <br />National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) <br />In 2003, NOAA Administrator awarded WGA a grant to manage a broad - based, <br />collaborative process to contemplate and make recommendations on the <br />design of NIDIS. <br />