Response Actions

Response actions are triggered during specific stages of drought and implemented to address and decrease the severity of impacts of an emerging or ongoing drought.

These are taken only in response to a stage of drought to take immediate protection measures and are temporary actions by nature.

Drought Response Actions

The primary response action for the Upper Gunnison Drought Plan is a communication strategy that is tiered based on the drought stage.

The desired call to action for each audience is identified below. Note that each drought level builds upon the previous level’s actions.

For the most up-to-date local conditions and current call to actions, follow these key Upper Gunnison resources:

Communications Timeline

PHASE 1: Foundation building

Goal: Launch outreach infrastructure, raise awareness, and prepare stakeholders for future engagement.
Timeline: Immediate

PHASE 2: Outreach rollout and education

Goal: Distribute educational materials, expand engagement, and build stakeholder confidence
Timeline: Short-term

PHASE 3: Active drought communication

Goal: Provide timely updates, guide public action, and coordinate messaging across sectors.
Timeline: Long-term, flexible duration

PHASE 4: Reflection and refinement

Goal: Evaluate outreach effectiveness, document learnings, and improve future efforts.
Timeline: Annual

Access the entire Communications Plan here.