Priorities
for Regional Collaboration: Coastal Planning and Natural Resource Management
The Final Report
for this project (known as the Coastal Priorities project) is now available
and details a series of collaborative initiatives within the priority
themes of:
- Identifying and
assessing coastal natural assets
- Positioning the
region to respond to climate change
- Addressing the
pressures of population growth and development
- Clarifying roles
and facilitating collaborative arrangements
- Improving the
awareness and engagement of communities and stakeholders
In 2007 the Board
commenced a project to identify priorities for the coast. The project
evolved significantly and has involved a wide range of state, regional
and local organisations. Through the project, coastal decision makers,
Chief Executives, senior officers, professional staff and technical
experts have agreed that there is a clear need for a dedicated process
to facilitate improved collaboration, investment and alignment between
organisations with common interests and complimentary responsibilities
for delivering integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) through coastal
planning and natural resource management. This project was designed
to pilot a process to work towards meeting that regional need.
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As noted in the letter, the Board is looking into the feasibility of
a second annualised cycle of priority-setting for collaborative initiatives
and hope to advise of our intentions in December. All project documentation
will shortly be available on this website.
