Natural Resource Management (Climate Change) (Inquiry)
This inquiry is a completed Legislative Assembly inquiry conducted by the Natural Resource Management (Climate Change) Committee.
The Committee was established on 21 June 2007 to inquire into issues of sustainable natural resource management with particular reference to the impact of climate change and, in particular, to report on the following terms of reference:
(a) The likely consequences of human-induced climate change on land (including salinity), water and other natural resources;
(b) Options for ensuring ecologically sustainable natural resource use, taking into particular account the impacts of climate change;
(c) Approaches to land and water use management practices on farms and other natural resource management practices, having regard in particular to the role of such practices in contributing to climate change or as a tool in helping to tackle climate change;
(d) The effectiveness of management systems for ensuring that sustainability measures for the management of natural resources in New South Wales are achieved, having particular regard to climate change; and
(e) The likely consequences of national and international policies on climate change on natural resource management in New South Wales.
Information about inquiries undertaken by the previous committee can be accessed under 'all committees' or directly from www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/naturalresources.
Timeline
Referred: 21 Jun 2007
» Call for submissions: 3 Oct 2007
» Submissions close: 17 Dec 2007
» Final Report Published: 4 Dec 2008
Reports and Government Responses
Hearings and Transcripts
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 11/04/2008 | Public Hearing |
| 16/05/2008 | Public Hearing |
| 18/06/2008 | Public Hearing |
| 31/10/2008 | Public Hearing |
Submissions
View the public submission(s) published by the committee in relation to this inquiry.
The closing date for submissions was 17 December 2007
Contact Us
This is a completed inquiry. The contacts below are historical only.
- Primary contact: Vicki Buchbach, phone (02) 9230 3438, Climate.Change@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Senior Committee Officer: Carolyn Littlefair, phone (02) 9230 2108, Climate.Change@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Research Officer: Kylie Rudd, phone (02) 9230 2633, Climate.Change@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Address for written correspondence:
The Committee Manager
Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management (Climate Change)
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Fax: (02) 9230 3309
Inquiry Terms of Reference
The Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resource Management (Climate Change) was appointed to inquire into issues of sustainable natural resource management with particular reference to climate change impacts and, in particular, to report on the following terms of reference:
(a) The likely consequences of human-induced climate change on land (including salinity), water and other natural resources;
(b) Options for ensuring ecologically sustainable natural resource use, taking into particular account the impacts of climate change;
(c) Approaches to land and water use management practices on farms and other natural resource management practices, having regard in particular to the role of such practices in contributing to climate change or as a tool in helping to tackle climate change;
(d) The effectiveness of management systems for ensuring that sustainability measures for the management of natural resources in New South Wales are achieved, having particular regard to climate change; and
(e) The likely consequences of national and international policies on climate change on natural resource management in New South Wales.
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