The Northern and Yorke Drought Resilience Plan is being developed by a local consortium of government agencies who have appointed Edge Environment , Healthy Environs and Yarran Business Services to lead the local engagement and creation of the report that will identify infrastructure priorities. Edge Environment have begun engagement with farmers, businesses and local communities who are and will be affected by drought under future climate projections.

As part of the community engagement process, we will discover what the Northern and Yorke community’s understanding of resilience is and understand the economic, social and environmental impacts of drought. These impacts are quite varied throughout the region with northern communities building drought resilience into their operations due to their exposure to shifting rainfall patterns. Whereas our southern communities are starting to experience drought for the first time.

The goal of the Northern and Yorke Drought Resilience Plan is for the region to be as best prepared for future droughts. The engagement process has been designed to ensure that our communities understand and identify resilience measures that will give them the capacity and pathways to adapt and change to future climatic conditions.

The Northern and Yorke Drought Resilience Plan will empower local communities to prepare for future drought and adopt management practices in line with changing climate and environment conditions. It will also include identification of relevant information, infrastructure and networks required to enhance resilience and address the economic, environmental, and social impacts of drought.