Framework for the Assessment of River and Wetland Health (FARWH)

The national Framework for the Assessment of River and Wetland Health developed by The National Water Commission (the Commission) under the National Water Initiative (NWI) as part of the Australian Water Resources 2005 project.

Framework Component

A major element of the assessment framework, such as Audience, Purpose, Scope, Mapping Protocol, Classification Systems (Typology and Trajectory), Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Assessment, Indices (Themes) and Indicators, Reporting (Report Carding)

Framework Structure

The organising principles and overall approach underpinning the framework. For the NEECAF, it consists of the flexible, layered First, Second and Third Passes.