OTHER SALIENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS AREA Major incidents and community safety
OUR POLICIES AND ACTIONS Response We have plans in place that are the foundation of our response to emergencies and power outages, to enable business continuity, and take action to secure our long-term water supply. Prevention
› Climate Resilience Plan: to reduce our vulnerabilities and support our capacity to survive, adapt and thrive in the face of climate change › Building community support for alternative and climate resilient water supply For more information, please refer to our Annual Report 2019-20 (pp. 19-20, 23-24, 27, 77, 85). Land access and cultural heritage
Our inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (2017-2019) drove us to better engage and co-learn with Aboriginal communities. We develop and comply with Cultural Heritage Management Plans where we have high impact activities in sensitive cultural heritage areas. We’ve now completed our second Reconciliation Action Plan which will build on our commitments to reconciliation, which have seen increased training for staff on Cultural Heritage Management Planning and Cultural Flows assessments. As part of our integrated water management planning, we’re trialling a cultural flows assessment in the Upper Merri Creek sub catchment, with the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation. For more information, please refer to our Annual Report 2019-20 (pp. 24, 27, 51, 75).
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