This project is developing a regional drought information research and delivery platform, DRINET. The web site will become a focal point for collecting, synthesizing and disseminating local- to regional-scale drought related datasets and commentary in a systematic, retrievable way. DRINET will provide a basis for the community to better assess and accommodate droughts and drought impacts. By formalizing data and information exchange, DRINET puts drought data, drought forecasts, and the analysis of causal factors for droughts into an interoperable framework that allows new dialogues between different disciplines and so creates novel opportunities for research and economic well being.
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