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October 30, 2025

Collaborative partnership with Czech Republic researchers spans 25 years

Researchers from the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) and Mendel University in Brno have worked together for over 25 years. It’s a productive collaboration that has benefited, informed and inspired both groups.

October 29, 2025

Brief Mentions October 2025

New article shows continuing ripple effect of Wilhite’s work. Guastello shares global drought report findings in Brazil. Svoboda attends drought resilience forum in Eswatini. Haigh and Hayes publish article on actionable climate decision support. NDMC featured in Rural Radio Network update. Haigh and Knutson win award for drought planning article.

October 2, 2025

New thematic map highlights U.S. water rights systems, informs water governance

A new thematic map depicting primary water rights systems across the U.S. has been developed by a collaborative team from the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI), the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) and the Department of Agricultural Economics, all at the University of Nebraska. This innovative tool provides a clearer understanding of the variability of surface water and groundwater rights systems, which are crucial for effective water management and policy development by researchers, policymakers and landowners alike.

September 30, 2025

'Drought Download' video series visualizes U.S. Drought Monitor

The new Drought Download series provides an audio-visual recap of weekly U.S. Drought Monitor updates. For weekly updates, subscribe on YouTube or connect on Facebook.

July 30, 2025

Brief Mentions July 2025

Haigh recognized for best article. Articles assess public discourse on drought-related events. New article identifies framework for ranch drought planning. Guidance on tracking drought impacts now available.

July 29, 2025

Mwape helps communities build drought resilience

Helping communities understand and adapt to drought is a lifelong passion for Andrew Mwape. These interests and ambitions propelled him to graduate in May 2025 with a Ph.D. in Natural Resources, specializing in climate assessment and impacts.

July 2, 2025

Global drought impacts detailed in new report by NDMC and UNCCD

Impacts of drought around the world since 2023 are outlined in a report by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. The report was released Wednesday, July 2, at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville, Spain.

June 4, 2025

Updated website helps land managers navigate drought-related challenges

The new Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch website offers new tools to help land managers prepare for and respond to drought. It builds upon efforts to provide land managers with a variety of resources to monitor drought, manage the ranch before and during drought, learn about assistance programs and more.

April 29, 2025

Brief mentions April 2025

NDMC staff participate in Water for Food conference. Study views intersection of drought and climate non-stationarity. New article outlines pathways to global drought resilience. Study assesses West Nile Virus forecasting methods. Seminar series focuses on drought in Hawaii. Hayes receives excellence in teaching award.

April 28, 2025

Take the CMOR Challenge, submit weekly growing season reports

The CMOR Challenge kicked off this April, inviting contributors to share one report per week during the 2025 growing season. To see the CMOR Challenge leaderboard, visit go.unl.edu/cmormap and click the second tab from the left. Join the challenge by sharing a report each week from May through September, showing us how the weather is affecting drought in your location. Use the CMOR system to share observations and photos and put your dot on the map.

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