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multi-jurisdictional cooperation, supported by resources for
planning and plan implementation commensurate with risks.
O
Community engagement with and among water users, other inter-
ested stakeholders, and the general public including Indigenous
communities to inform decisions, support conflict resolution, and
support plan implementation.
O
Accountability and transparency of institutions for a) information
access and exchange with information provided in sufficient time
for informed consultation; b) communicating reasons for decisions;
and c) clear policy implementation and compliance rules.
O
Adaptable management structure allowing for public input,
changing priorities and new information and monitoring
technology.
2 Knowledge as a basis for decision-making
O
A good understanding of the water resource and its uses, future
demands, risks and opportunities.
O
Integrated consideration of economic, social and ecological
perspectives when assessing risks and opportunities.
3 Clearly defined and agreed desired outcomes and objectives to
guide direction and strategies and actions for implementation
O
Development of agreed high level desired outcomes based around
sustainable development and equitable sharing of benefits and
costs, considering economic, social and ecological perspectives.
O
Logical framework to identify actions to achieve objectives.
4 Assessing options, risks, and impacts to achieve outcomes,
mitigate harm
O
Active consideration of options for trade-off between competing
outcomes, using best available science, social and economic
analysis and community input.
O
Inclusion of measures to mitigate impacts on ecosystems and
communities.
O
Inclusion of mechanisms to manage risk and contingency
arrangements for extreme events.
5 Monitoring and adaptive management
O
Ability to adapt to improved information and knowledge,
including responding to results of monitoring and research.
O
Adaptive management based on monitoring, reporting, and
reflection on progressive implementation, environmental, social
and economic characteristics of relevance, and effectiveness of
management for corrective action as needed.
O
A logical framework for water planning establishes indicators
for measuring achievement of objectives and outcomes and
effectiveness of management.
