Environmental Sustainability Strategy - Warringah Council - NSW ...

The outcomes we seek, and the changes we will initiate are:
Utilising best available science
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Ensure evidence-based decision-making and priority settings are continually
monitored and information and data verified in relation to hazards
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Prepare and implement hazard management plans as required
Utilise our Enterprise Risk Management Framework to ensure our asset
management planning takes into account future risks of these assets
Manage lagoon entrances and water levels in Manly Dam to minimise flood
risk in the coastal lagoons
Consider constraints from identified hazards as part of our strategic land use
planning
Clarifying responsibilities and accountabilities for hazard management
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Confirm and implement sound governance structures and practices for hazard
management within Council, and externally in our relations with state and
federal agencies
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Clarify responsibilities and accountabilities across governing agencies for
preparing and communicating emergency management plans
Ongoing capacity building
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Ensure staff receive appropriate and up-to-date training in hazard
management, including on-ground works
Community awareness of own responsibilities and protection options
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Encourage owners of private properties in areas subject to hazards to
implement appropriate measures and behaviours which reduce their
vulnerability to hazards
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Undertake sufficient
community engagement to
ensure residents remain
well-informed and we
maintain clear
communication lines with
these residents
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