National Integrated Drought Information System

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Act was signed into law in 2006 and was reauthorized in 2014 and 2019. The Western Governors' Association described the need for NIDIS in a 2004 report, Creating a Drought Early Warning System for the 21st Century: The National Integrated Drought Information System. The NIDIS Act calls for an interagency, multi-partner approach to drought monitoring, forecasting, and early warning, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).