South West NRM Manager, Sustainable Agriculture, Peter Clifton is establishing the Community Resilience Network with community leaders and volunteers from a broad range of sectors across six South West shires to champion drought resilience and support services.
South West NRM recently convened the first workshop in a series of six designed to improve capability and collaboration between organisations and groups to meet the socio-economic impact of drought on communities.
Dr Leanne Lester, Centre for Social Impact, University of WA, Research Lead presented findings from the report ‘Understanding the social impacts of drought’ and said, “Drought is not just about a lack of precipitation, but a socio-economic phenomenon.”
According to the South West Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub, drought months in the South West are expected to increase by up to 80 per cent in the next 50 years.
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