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Midwest Drought Early Warning System

Published: 
January 2018
From: 
National Integrated Drought Information System
National Drought Mitigation Center
Midwestern Regional Climate Center
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During late 2016, the National Integrated Drought Information System, the National Drought Mitigation Center, the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, and other regional partners convened four stakeholder meetings in the Midwest Drought Early Warning System. Each of these meetings included a historical drought overview and climate outlook for the region, discussion of critical drought-related needs and challenges, exploration of available tools, local drought planning and management approaches, and strategy development to improve drought early warning and resiliency in the Midwest.

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Restoring Our Natural and Built Infrastructure | 2017 Federal Policy Platform of the Mayors along the Mississippi River

Published: 
March 2017
From: 
Mississippi Cities Rivers and Towns Initiative

This plan sets forth the 2017 federal policy platform of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, an association of 75 U.S. mayors along the Mississippi River. The document sets forth the mayors’ recommendation of federal programs to support and strengthen the built and natural infrastructure of the Mississippi River corridor, proposing specific funding levels and support of several federal programs. Suggestions for finance mechanisms to restore Mississippi River infrastructure are also included.