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Regional National Resource Management coordinators

Background:

The future of Australia's dairy industry will depend on its ability to adapt to climate change, policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas production. The dairy industry will be judged by the community on the basis of how it reacts to the dual challenges of climate change and greenhouse gas mitigation, and increased resource scarcity.

That judgement will flow through to an impact on industry access to natural and financial resources. By acting to support adaptation now, the opportunities associated with climate change and resource scarcity can be identified and captured, and exposure to future risks to the industry can be reduced.

Project objective:

  • Coordinate the regional delivery of industry NRM and Climate Change projects such as Future Ready Farming Systems (otherwise known as MAADI) aimed at increasing industry confidence to manage climate change.
  • Build industry understanding about the strategies and technologies available to respond positively to the opportunities and uncertainties of climate change.
  • Build a regional NRM and CC co-ordination process that delivers required industry NRM outcomes e.g. regional NRM action plans are implemented; stakeholders are informed of opportunities and issues as they emerge.
  • Increase industry access to NRM and CC funding support e.g. Caring for our Country, Australia’s Farming Future.
  • Improved synergies between different industry and NRM stakeholder activities.
  • Industry leaders and partners provided with evidence-based information on industry NRM issues, alternative policy options and their potential implications for industry and other stakeholders

Project scope:

The primary role of the Regional Dairying for Tomorrow coordinators is to coordinate the regional delivery of industry NRM and CC projects.

Additional services are targeted at increasing industry adoption of sustainable management practices, and include.

  • coordinating regional level industry NRM and CC programs and initiatives
  • leveraging funding to support on farm adoption of sustainable practices
  • coordinating technical input into regional NRM and CC policy development
  • active involvement in the MAADI and Dairying for Tomorrow knowledge networks

Outcomes/benefits:

  • A dairy supply chain and its service providers with increased confidence to respond positively to the opportunities and uncertainties associated with climate change
  • Enhanced capacity of farmers to adapt and innovate in response to climate change and mitigation policies
  • Regulatory agencies consider & accommodate dairy industry perspectives
  • A strategic and planned approach to regional NRM and climate change delivery
  • Industry stakeholders are aware of and understand industry activities around CC policy, CC mitigation and adaptation increased climate variability

More information:

For more information, please contact Cathy Phelps, Dairy Australia Natural Resource Management Program Manager.