The climate adaptive drought planning (cadp) platform is a pivotal response to escalatingdrought phenomena, exacerbated by climate change

Orchestrated by noaas nationalintegrated drought information system (nidis), this program aims to deliver equitable data access and enable comprehensive drought risk management for communities with a range of pre-existing adaptive capacity. The internet of water (IOW) initiative at the center for geospatial solutions (CGS) under the lincoln institute of land policy presents this proposal for a collaborative research and development agreement. The proposal's intent is to support the creation of the cadp platform a decision-support system that amalgamates diverse datasets, spanning critical water infrastructure, water supply and demand, and socioeconomic trends and conditionsinto an intuitive tool that delivers actionable information to stakeholders. The iows objectives are to develop data models representing information relevant to the aboveconcepts and create reproducible automated pipelines to extract, transform, or load relevantnational datasets into the cadp. In addition, IOW will support the cadp development team inenabling the incorporation of local knowledge regarding water infrastructure, supply anddemand, and sociodemographic and economic sectoral makeup. These activities will ensure that foundational and user-supplied data are reflective of the best available knowledge regarding localized drought risks. To ensure that these objectives are met and yield real-world impact, IOW will also contribute to stakeholder engagement, including a national survey and focus groups, interviews that will foster knowledge exchange, prioritization of cadp feature development, and assurance that the platform's functionality aligns with user needs. This strategic two-year endeavor aims to empower decision-makers at all scales to chart robust, equitable paths forward in the face of the nations evolving water scarcity challenges.