Building the Great Barrier Reef Climate Change Action Plan's MERI framework

Abstract

The 2009 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) outlook report identified climate change as one of the most significant long-term threats to the Great Barrier Reef. The GBRMPA, in partnership with the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, has responded with a five- year program - the Great Barrier Reef Climate Change Action Plan. A Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) Framework has been developed to allow the progress of the Action Plan to be captured in terms of immediate, intermediate and long-term outcomes. Information gathered under the framework will facilitate the continuous adaptation of the program, to enhance the delivery of its objectives.