Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Burrill Lake, Shoalhaven 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.To 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，简称CLAM）工具可助力利益相关方评估沿海湖泊与河口在开发、修复及利用方案中涉及的社会、经济与环境权衡取舍。澳大利亚国立大学（Australian National University，简称ANU）的研究人员于2004年开发了CLAM工具，当时受新南威尔士州政府委托，对8处沿海湖泊开展可持续性评估工作。此后，团队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项目。截至目前，新南威尔士州已开发出27套CLAM工具，这些工具通常被纳入河口管理或流域管理规划体系。为开发此类CLAM工具并培育本地运维能力，ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd——澳大利亚国立大学的商业运营实体——推出了一套认证体系，对本地顾问开展CLAM方法的专项培训。