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National Review of Drought Policy
Latest News
- It’s About People: Changing Perspectives on Dryness, A Report to Government
- Written submissions to the expert social panel
- Expert social panel holding public forms across Australia
- BoM-CSIRO report
- Expert social panel releases Issues Paper
- Details of national review of drought policy released
- Expert social panel appointed
The National Rural Advisory Council’s reviews of expiring EC declarations are not related to the national review of drought policy and will proceed independently.
The Australian Government is conducting a comprehensive national review of drought policy through three separate assessments. The review will support the development of policies to help better prepare farmers and rural communities for a changing climate.
The review includes:
- an economic assessment of drought support measures by the Productivity Commission
- an assessment by an expert panel of the social impacts of drought on farm families and rural communities
- a climatic assessment by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Bureau of Meteorology of the likely future climate patterns and the current Exceptional Circumstances standard of a one-in-20-to-25-year-event.
Media releases
- Drought support continues for farming families - 12 May 2009
- Government receives final drought review report - 6 March 2009
- Draft Productivity Commission report on drought released - 30 October 2008
- Communities give first-hand accounts of the social impact of drought - 5 August 2008
- Droughts to be more severe and occur more often in the future - 6 July 2008
- Details of national review of drought policy released – 19 June 2008
- Expert panel to review social impact of drought - 2 June 2008
- Drought policy for Australia's future - 23 April 2008
Communiques
- Primary Industries Ministerial Forum - 13 February 2009
- Primary Industries Ministerial Forum - 12 November 2008
- Primary Industries Ministerial Council fourteenth meeting – 6 November 2008
- Primary Industries Ministerial Forum - 19 September 2008
- Primary Industries Ministerial Council thirteenth meeting - 17 April 2008
PDF [52kb] - Primary Industries Ministerial Forum - 29 February 2008
Word [42kb]
Publications
- An assessment of the impact of climate change on the nature and frequency of exceptional climatic events
- It’s About People: Changing Perspectives on Dryness, A Report to Government by an Expert Social Panel – September 2008
- Productivity Commission Inquiry Report No 46, 27 February 2009 - Government Drought (Support)
Further information
For further details, please refer to the relevant terms of reference. Terms of reference for the three assessments were developed in consultation with state and territory governments and relevant Commonwealth agencies.
Contact the Secretariat for the National Review of Drought Policy.
Last reviewed: 03 Jun 2009
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