This template can be used to assess the current situation for an NRM asset, system or sub-region/catchment. It comprises a series of questions which can be used to collate and consolidate relevant information to assist with Adaptation planning and MERI for a specified objective. The key categories of information relate to scale, stakes/values (and their divergence or convergence in relation to an objective), understanding (scientific and other knowledge and uncertainty), capacity (roles and responsibilities, etc) and urgency. It is a tools that is provided as an adaptable instrument for to assist with planning and implementation, developed following work in the  Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania.