Applying the concept of adaptation pathways planning in Victoria's NRM: insights, lessons and some working examples — YRD
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Applying the concept of adaptation pathways planning in Victoria's NRM: insights, lessons and some working examples (2800)

Chris Pitfield 1 , Kate Brunt 2 , Karyn Bosomworth 3
  1. Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA), Victoria, Australia
  2. Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Benalla, Victoria, Australia
  3. RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

In planning for climate change, regional NRM organisations need to be able to justify, prioritise and implement actions, while at the same time recognising and allowing for future changes in ecosystems, values, knowledge, as well as socio-political and climatic systems (Bosomworth et al 2014). A number of Victorian Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) have been exploring ‘adaptation pathways planning’ as a means to address this need to plan for change and manage uncertainty. This paper draws on the different experiences of several Victorian CMAs in using ‘a pathways approach’. It will discuss the rationales for adoption of ‘pathways thinking’; outline some of the different approaches and methods used in applying the concept of adaptation pathways planning in NRM; and discuss what worked, what is working, and what requires further work.

  1. Bosomworth, K., Harwood, A., Leith, P., and Wallis, P. (2015). Adaptation Pathways: a playbook for developing options for climate change adaptation in Natural Resource Management. Southern Slopes Climate Change Adaptation Research Partnership (SCARP): RMIT University, University of Tasmania, and Monash University.