Water Planning and Native Title A Karajarri and Government Engagement in the West Kimberley

With prolonged drought and climate change, water has once again come into focus in national, state and territory policy development, prompting the review of water planning and management. As part of this, policy makers have revisited the complexities of establishing large-scale industrial agricultur...

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Published inCountry, Native Title and Ecology p. 81
Main Authors Jessica K Weir, Roy Stone, Mervyn Mulardy Jnr
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published ANU E Press 31.03.2012
Subjects
Applied ecology
Aquatic ecology
Biological sciences
Bodies of water
Earth sciences
Ecological economics
Ecological sustainability
Ecology
Environmental economics
Environmental management
Environmental studies
Geography
Geomorphology
Groundwater
Hydrology
Land
Limnology
Natural resource management
Physical sciences
Rangelands
River water
Rivers
Saltwater
Sea water
Surface water
Water
Water allocation
Water consumption
Water distribution
Water management
Water resources
Water supply
Wetland ecology
Wetlands
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Summary:With prolonged drought and climate change, water has once again come into focus in national, state and territory policy development, prompting the review of water planning and management. As part of this, policy makers have revisited the complexities of establishing large-scale industrial agriculture in Australia’s tropical monsoon country (Ross, 2009). Water planning in Karajarri country in the West Kimberley of Western Australia is occurring within this context. For Karajarri, they hope that the planning process will help ensure that water is treated the ‘right way’ for country (Mulardy Jnr cited in Mathews, 2008). Karajarri have an important water story to
ISBN:9781921862557
1921862556