本文报道了美国国家干旱政策委员会（NDPC），该委员会由 1998年的国会，负责决定如何整合联邦、州、， 将地方和部落干旱法律和计划纳入全面的国家政策。 通过一系列公开会议，委员会听取了 受干旱影响的社区和个人，并了解了解决方案 帮助避免或减轻干旱的影响。根据调查结果 NDPC主张建立一个正在进行的国家干旱委员会，并提议 强调防备和预防而不是预防的联邦干旱政策 事后回应。该委员会还在报告中提出了具体建议 规划领域；监测、预测和评估研究； 保险和财务战略；应急响应；以及协调 干旱项目。包括表格、数字。

This paper reports on the National Drought Policy Commission (NDPC), created by Congress in 1998 and charged with determining how to integrate federal, state, local, and tribal drought laws and programs into a comprehensive national policy. Through a series of public meetings, the commission heard firsthand from communities and individuals affected by drought and learned about solutions to help avoid or mitigate the effects of drought. On the basis of its findings, the NDPC advocated establishment of an ongoing national drought council and proposed a federal drought policy emphasizing preparedness and prevention rather than response after the fact. The commission also issued specific recommendations in the areas of planning; research on monitoring, prediction, and assessment; insurance and financial strategies; emergency response; and, coordination of drought programs. Includes tables, figures.