“Our client alleges that under their own laws, NSW Government Ministers are required to properly consider climate change, including future climate change, when drawing up a water sharing plan. It is a legal requirement that we are seeking to uphold by taking this action.”ĮDO Managing Lawyer Dr Emma Carmody said: “It is not just prudent for governments to factor in the impacts of climate change. “Just 18 months ago, many towns in western NSW were entirely dependent of bores or truck deliveries for their water supplies. River communities in NSW are bearing the brunt of that change every day, right now. “Climate change is not some abstract phenomenon that may occur in the distant future. “If we fail to keep our rivers alive as a first priority, it doesn’t really matter what our second priority is. We will have lost the fight. Chris Gambian, CEO of the NSW Nature Conservation Council said:
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