ABSTRACT

Drought management plans (DMPs) are regulatory instruments that establish priorities among the different water uses and define more stringent constraints on access to publicly provided water during droughts, especially for nonpriority uses such as agriculture. Crisis management planning (CMP) refers to the methodology used by executives to respond to and manage a crisis and is an integral part of a business resumption plan. This chapter provides a general overview of drought and DMP and discusses the differences between DMP and CMP.