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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 218 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 March 2014 by Hon Lynn Maclaren

Parliament: 39 Session: 1

CLIMATE CHANGE — ADAPTATION

218. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:

I refer to parliamentary question 142. This is question C206.

(1) Other than the Western Australian weather and climate program, which has not been funded, has any funding been allocated under the ''Adapting to our changing climate'' strategy to assist the state to prepare for the impacts of climate change?

(2) If so, please provide details of the program and allocated funding.

(3) Have any specific adaptation measures—for example, legislative reforms, incentive schemes or policies—been implemented as part of the ''Adapting to our changing climate'' strategy?

(4) If so, please provide details.

(5) Has any funding been allocated by the state government for development of heat wave plans, evaluation of escalating bushfire risks, measures to mitigate risks from sea level rise, research to deliver new crop varieties suited to hotter drier climates and programs to protect the international biodiversity hotspot in the south west of the state?

(6) If so, please provide details of each.

(7) If no to any of the above, why not?

Hon HELEN MORTON replied:

I thank the member for the question, but I do not have anything in relation to that question in my file. If it comes in prior to the end of question time, I will be happy to answer the question.