Pelayo Alvarez Kristin B. Byrd Helena Deswood Emile Elias Sheri Spiegal Joel R. Brown 2017 <p><ul><li>Drought response is widely varied depending on both the characteristics of the drought and the ability of individual ranchers to respond.<br></li><li>Assistance from institutions during drought has not typically considered preemptive, during, and post-drought response as a strategic approach, which recognizes biophysical, sociological, and economic complexities of drought.<br></li><li>A USDA Southwest Climate Hub-sponsored workshop brought together a range of representatives from public and private institutions with drought response responsibilities to examine how those institutions could better support drought decision-making.<br></li><li>Institutions can greatly improve their support for individual land managers by doing more systematic collecting and organizing of drought-related information as a basis for programs, and by collaborating to enhance both institutional and individual learning.<br></li></ul></p><p><br></p><p></p> application/pdf 10.1016/j.rala.2017.01.002 en Elsevier Coping with historic drought in California rangelands: Developing a more effective institutional response article