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Table 14.1 Multi-scale framework to address tensions and trade-offs in developing adaptive capacity

Scale Proactive Reactive

National
Federal and central governments
National institutions and
organisations
Federal and national legislation &
regulation

Robust national and legislative frameworks that merge aspects
of water law, land use law, environmental law together
with energy, mining and other sectoral laws that impact on
water resources.
Framework laws that set long-term planning requirements, but
integrate flexibile mechanisms that allow for resetting
goals as new information is uncovered.
National and regional level technical, strategic and financial
support systems, investment in shared scientific and
adaptation databases, mechanisms for cross-region,
cross-sector learning. Develop mandate of NGOs and
learning networks as covenors and partnership developers.
Time specific planning - i.e. distil complex model/scientific
outcomes to temporally relevant pieces that are digestible
for solution building at lower levels.
Blue skies thinking: policy making process of identifying form

Development of catastrophe management capacity -
both financial and technical (i.e. conflict
resolution; technical and knowledge assistance) to
deploy at lower levels.
Development of multi-scale governance networks that
devolve decision making capacity in times of
extreme events to lower levels of government
administration.
Develop mechanisms and institutional channels to
provide a process for reviewing, revising and
establishing new goals and priorities in the wake
of extremes and disasters.
Incorporation of best available technology and
science/data into crisis management institutional
frameworks to better reflect shifting hydro-cli-
matic baseline on which these decisions are made.