Coastal governance includes all the processes and institutional arrangements through which ‘actors’ (decision makers and stakeholders) influence outcomes on the coast. Diverse actors play a role, formally or informally, in coastal governance. Actors do not function alone but in existing networks and in legal, policy, political, social, technological, economic and cultural contexts. Actors can collaborate with each other to share power and available resources, such as knowledge and funds. They can also work against each other to pursue
competing coastal objectives.
Below is a list of actors in coastal governance that can be used: in conjunction with the social network analysis tool; as a starting point for deciding on workshop participants; or for determining key respondents in a consultation process.
Council of Australian Governments
Federal agencies
- Climate change and energy efficiency
- Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
State agencies
- Planning
- Infrastructure
- Environment
- Conservation
- Sustainability
Local governments
Research organisations
- IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change)
- CSIRO (including Wealth from Oceans and Climate Adaptation Flagships)
- IOCI (Indian Ocean Climate Initiative)
- NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
- Universities
General public
NGOs
- Coastal advocacy groups – e.g., National Seachange Taskforce, Australian Coastal Society
- Industry groups – e.g., Insurance Council of Australia
- Professional organisations – e.g., Urban Development Institute of Australia
- Advisory councils, e.g., Coasts and Climate Change Council
- NRM groups
- Local government associations
- Aboriginal Land and Sea Councils
Market
- Developers
- Financiers
- Insurers
- Media
Informal networks
- Social media
- Influential individuals