Monitoring Economic and Social Changes within NSW Water Sharing Plan Areas: A Participatory Approach

This paper presents a participatory approach being used to monitor the changes in economicand social indicators within the Water Sharing Plan areas in NSW. The approach entailsclose cooperation and input from the stakeholders comprising engagement and scoping;profiling, literature review and media scanning; indicators selection; data collection; andanalysis and reporting over time. The monitoring data on the key economic and socialindicators will be used for review of the Water Sharing Plans as well as further refinementand development of water policies in NSW. This framework provides the basis for developingsimilar monitoring programs.