News

Innovations in Social Impact Assessment and Monitoring for the Resources Sector

The Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at the University of Queensland in association with ACMER (formerly the Australian Centre for Minerals Extension and Research) are hosting a workshop on emerging issues in social impact assessment and monitoring relevant to the mining, petroleum, infrastructure, development and natural resource management sectors. The workshop is an opportunity for practitioners to discuss innovations in theory and practice with specialists from industry, government and the research community.

Weekly Water News - 27th February

Featured Story: How Can We Avoid A World Without Water?

With droughts from California to China threatening food production, one man has the solution we need to head off a global crisis. Read this interview with Peter Gleick, founder and president of the Pacific Institute, and one of the world's leading water experts, to find out more about his vision.

Quality Standard for Resource Management

The Standard for Quality Natural Resource Management was developed by the Natural Resources Commission in New South Wales for the NSW Government to provide a quality assurance standard for the management of natural resources.

News: Tradeoff Complexities in Water Planning

Today's Sydney Morning Herald contains two seperate articles on the ecological and the socio-economic impacts of water planning and management decisions - highlighting both the significance of water allocation decisions and the complexities of the trade-offs involved in reaching those decisions.

Risk Management: Climate Change Risk Matrix for Water

With the involvement of water agencies, irrigators and other regional participants, the Water Planning Tools project is developing resources to help regional stakeholders plan their adaptation strategies to potential climate change impacts.

The Second National Water Planners Forum

The 2nd National Water Planners Forum was held on the 24th and 25th February on the Gold Coast in Queensland, with more than 40 jurisdictional water planners from around the country coming together for a networking and learning exchange. The forum continues the building of a professional water planning network in Australia, with a focus on sharing knowledge and experience around issues common across the country. The Forum is a joint initiative of the National Water Commission and Land and Water Australia as part of the Water Planning Processes: Lessons, Gaps and Adoption project.

Legal Basis for Indigenous Water Access

Poh-Ling Tan from the Water Planning Tools project delivered a presentation to the National Indigenous Water Forum on the 19th February, based on her recent

. The presentation addressed the concern that the provisions in the National Water Initiative that deal with Indigenous interests in water are limited merely to native title rights, and  therefore do not confer any benefits other than that already previously provided by native title legislation.

Weekly Water News - 20 February

Featured Story: Queensland Floods - A community view

From one person's photographs on the photo sharing website Flickr, an entire community of people affected by the flooding in Queensland, Australia told their stories of the destruction and sometimes isolation as the rain continued. These stories have been caputured by the BBC World News Service.

Indigenous Participation in Water Planning and Access to Water

Sue Jackson (CSIRO) from the Water Planning Tools project delivered a presentation to the National Indigenous Water Planning Forum on the 19th February, based on her recent 

on Indigenous participation in water planning.

Preview: 12th International RiverSymposium

From the streams that are the source of rivers to the estuaries leading to the sea, the condition of each element of a catchment is vital to the health of its river.