about wetlands and estuaries remain CMAs, Local including: Government and Parks (b) vulnerability to the Victoria. potential impacts of a There is not a process in RCPs changing climate and to regularly assess and review population growth, use and condition of wetlands and development, and a process estuaries, however this is to regularly assess and addressed in the following review their condition. programs and documents: Victorian Waterway Management Strategy; VCMC catchment management and condition reports every 5 years; CMAs’ Waterway Strategies; Resource condition monitoring process for rivers, wetlands and estuaries, to be coordinated through the Victorian Waterway Management Program; and All coastal CMAs have completed Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) Climate Change Strategies. 3 Investigate removal of levee 40 CMAs WCs, This is part of CMAs’ ongoing banks and other artificial RCBs, work. structures that inhibit PV, wetland migration / retreat. LGs 4 Review and update current 40 CMAs WCs, PV This is an ongoing action in the Estuary Management Plans Victorian Waterway and develop new plans as Management Strategy. required. 1.4 Onshore Environments 1 Identify and address coastal 42 DELWP RCBs, PV, a) the DELWP coastal climate areas of ecological CoM. change risk assessments significance that are looked at areas of ecological vulnerable to the impacts of a significance at a national, state, changing climate by: and regional level and their (a) making use of existing susceptibility to coastal information and hazards such as coastal methodologies flooding, storm surge and
about wetlands and estuaries including: (b) vulnerability to the potential impacts of a changing climate and population growth, use and development, and a process to regularly assess and review their condition. remain CMAs, Local Government and Parks Victoria. There is not a process in RCPs to regularly assess and review condition of wetlands and estuaries, however this is addressed in the following programs and documents: Victorian Waterway Management Strategy; VCMC catchment management and condition reports every 5 years; CMAs’ Waterway Strategies; Resource condition monitoring process for rivers, wetlands and estuaries, to be coordinated through the Victorian Waterway Management Program; and All coastal CMAs have completed Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) Climate Change Strategies. 3 Investigate removal of levee banks and other artificial structures that inhibit wetland migration / retreat. 40 CMAs WCs, RCBs, PV, LGs This is part of CMAs’ ongoing work. 4 Review and update current Estuary Management Plans and develop new plans as required. 40 CMAs WCs, PV This is an ongoing action in the Victorian Waterway Management Strategy. 1.4 Onshore Environments 1 Identify and address coastal areas of ecological significance that are vulnerable to the impacts of a changing climate by: (a) making use of existing information and methodologies 42 DELWP RCBs, PV, CoM. a) the DELWP coastal climate change risk assessments looked at areas of ecological significance at a national, state, and regional level and their susceptibility to coastal hazards such as coastal flooding, storm surge and
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