Examples of communicating drought

A recent report on "Managing Drought: Learning from Australia" was published by the Alliance for Water Efficiency, Institute for Sustainable Futures, and the Pacific Institute. A key finding of this report was "Clear, credible communication about the drought situation and response is paramount to public participation and support". This highlights the need for multi-modal communication on both water storage levels and water savings. Some examples of drought communication internationally are provided below.

European Drought Observatory (link to original page)

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USA (link to Drought.gov)

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) program was authorised by Congress in 2006 (Public Law 109-430) with an interagency mandate to coordinate and integrate drought research, building upon existing federal, tribal, state, and local partnerships in support of creating a national drought early warning information system.

Australia

Bureau of Meteorology Water Storage Dashboard (link to page)

The Figure below is an example of the dashboard on 15/2/18. Please use the link above to see with the latest figures.

Water Corporation of Western Australia (link to company page)

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Water New South Wales (link to original page)

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Barwon Water, Victoria (link to original page)

South East Queensland Water (link to original page)

South Africa (link to original page)

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