The Mid West Development Commission, in partnership with the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council (NACC NRM) and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, has completed a draft Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Mid West Region, one of three being completed across WA, as part of the inaugural year of the Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program.
Consultation Process
A comprehensive stakeholder engagement process was undertaken during 2021-22, informing the development of the draft RDRP and associated Drought Vulnerability Assessment.
The Commission is now seeking feedback from stakeholders and technical experts on the draft plan via the survey.
Consultation opened on 27 September 2022 and closed on 21 October 2022 (extended from 14 October 2022).
The draft RDRP and DVA was concurrently being reviewed by CSIRO on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the feedback will also be incorporated into final documents.
Feedback will be considered and incorporated into final documents in early 2023.
Regional Drought Resilience Plan for the Mid West Region
Appendix 1: Review of transformative drought innovations
Drought Vulnerability Assessment for the Mid West Region
Appendix 1: Mid West Stakeholder Engagement Record
Appendix 2: Regional Drought Vulnerability Assessment: Background Research and Analysis
Appendix 3: Defining Drought in Western Australia
Appendix 4: Economic Impacts of Drought
Appendix 5: Drought Viability Report
Appendix 6: Environmental Impacts of Drought
Appendix 7: Understanding the Social Impact of Drought
Appendix 8: Water Impacts of Drought
Appendix 9: Drought Priority Areas Map for Southwest Western Australia
Appendix 10: Investigating the Application of Drought Indices to Western Australia
About the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund
About the Regional Drought Resilience Planning program
RDRP Program in Western Australia FAQs
NACC-NRM - Regional Drought Resilience in the Mid West
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - Future Drought Fund
Written case studies
If you have any questions regarding the Mid West RDRP public consultation process please email info@mwdc.wa.gov.au
The Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions are concurrently running consultation processes.
To review these, visit Wheatbelt Development Commission and Great Southern Development Commission.