: The MDBA’s response and progress to the 2013–14 audit recommendations IAG–Salinity recommendations MDBA response to Ministerial Council Progress Recommendation 1: communication The MDBA supports this recommendation. developing the BSM2030, the MDBA and partner governments held several meetings and workshops The MDBA will facilitate and seek from partner In the final year of the BSMS, in the lead-up to the endorsement by the Ministerial Council of the new where key achievement of the BSMS were discussed. governments to identify appropriate ways to showcase BSM2030, jurisdictions and the MDBA should: Through these discussions, key speaking points were the BSMS model as a success story. developed for the ministers regarding the success of develop a succinct summary of the success of the BSMS covering both environmental benefits the BSMS. and the economic benefits including the level of regional development which was made possible by the BSMS The MDBA publicised the key achievements of the BSMS program through media interviews and the hold a forum where the MDBA, jurisdictions and their delivery partners can showcase key MDBA website. These achievements were also achievements of their BSMS implementation programs. presented at the River Symposium in September 2015. The MDBA is planning further work to showcase the success of BSMS for the scientific community through publication of journal articles.
: The MDBA’s response and progress to the 2013–14 audit recommendations IAG–Salinity recommendations MDBA response to Ministerial Council Progress Recommendation 1: communication In the final year of the BSMS, in the lead-up to the endorsement by the Ministerial Council of the new BSM2030, jurisdictions and the MDBA should: develop a succinct summary of the success of the BSMS covering both environmental benefits and the economic benefits including the level of regional development which was made possible by the BSMS hold a forum where the MDBA, jurisdictions and their delivery partners can showcase key achievements of their BSMS implementation programs. The MDBA supports this recommendation. The MDBA will facilitate and seek from partner governments to identify appropriate ways to showcase the BSMS model as a success story. developing the BSM2030, the MDBA and partner governments held several meetings and workshops where key achievement of the BSMS were discussed. Through these discussions, key speaking points were developed for the ministers regarding the success of the BSMS. The MDBA publicised the key achievements of the BSMS program through media interviews and the MDBA website. These achievements were also presented at the River Symposium in September 2015. The MDBA is planning further work to showcase the success of BSMS for the scientific community through publication of journal articles.
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