Living in uncertain landscapes: an NRM lens on the implication of climate change for regional futures

Climate change raises important challenges for regional futures, including how communities might live in and manage landscapes, and therefore what kinds of regional futures may emerge. Drawing on a larger study on climate change adaptation in natural resource management (NRM), we present insights from interviews with planners from Victoria's Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) who are dealing with many practical and philosophical challenges in planning for climate changing regional futures. This NRM perspective highlights the need for planning and governance of regional futures that will enable communities to live well with uncertainty and change, including in regions already undergoing significant transitions such as the LaTrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia.