Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Willis Creek, Coffs Harbour City Council

The Coastal Lake Assessment and Management (CLAM) tool allows stakeholders to assess the social, economic and environmental trade-offs associated with development, remediation and use options for coastal lakes and estuaries. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) developed CLAM in 2004 when contracted by the NSW State Government to provide sustainability assessments of 8 coastal lakes. Several projects have since been established directly with local government and NRM groups.\n\nTo date, 27 CLAMs have been developed in New South Wales, where they generally fit within estuary management or catchment management plans. To develop these CLAMs and build local capacity to maintain them, ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd - the commercial company of ANU developed an Accreditation Scheme whereby local consultants are trained in the CLAM approach.海岸湖泊评估与管理（Coastal Lake Assessment and Management，缩写CLAM）工具可帮助利益相关方评估海岸湖泊与河口在开发、修复治理及使用方案上的社会、经济与环境权衡取舍。2004年，澳大利亚国立大学（Australian National University，缩写ANU）的研究人员受新南威尔士州政府委托，为8处海岸湖泊开展可持续性评估期间，研发了CLAM工具。此后，团队已直接与地方政府及自然资源管理（Natural Resource Management，简称NRM）团体合作开展了多个相关项目。 截至目前，新南威尔士州已开发完成27套CLAM工具，此类工具通常被纳入河口管理或流域管理规划体系中。为开发此类CLAM工具并提升本地运维能力，澳大利亚国立大学旗下商业实体——澳大利亚国立大学企业有限公司（ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd）搭建了一套认证体系，为本地顾问提供CLAM方法相关培训。