Developing institutional arrangements of Indigenous participation in the National Water Initiative

Citation

Land & Water Australia. 2009. Developing institutional arrangements of Indigenous participation in the National Water Initiative. [Online] (Updated July 27th, 2009)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/3613 [Accessed Sunday 1st of August 2010 08:57:05 AM ].

This LWA funded project developed a research program for the Indigenous Water Policy Group to cover identified information gaps and key issues. The themes included: identification of Indigenous water rights; interactions between water markets and the customary sector; examination of international experience, frameworks and models; Indigenous economic position in water use and markets; representation on environmental bodies; communication; and scrutiny of water services, maintenance and delivery. The project was based on the observation that while the National Water Initiative offers some economic opportunity for Indigenous communities, the NWI provisions are discretionary. Therefore, the project provided guidance for the development of institutional arrangements for greater Indigenous participation in the NWI.