Indigenous water values and water planning in the Upper Roper River, Northern Territory: History and implications for contemporary water planning
Marcus Barber and Sue Jackson for
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC) and the National Water Commission (NWC), April 2012
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This report contains the preliminary results from archival and field research about Indigenous water management in the upper Roper River, Northern Territory. In particular, the report focuses on the historical evidence for the traditional Indigenous practice of building temporary weirs from logs and paperbark at certain locations in the Roper River. The report includes discussion on the contemporary implications of the research findings for water planning, noting some potential legal, planning and governance implications and making recommendations for future action.
There are two factsheets related to the report, please see:
- Social and cultural values in water planning - Factsheet
- Indigenous Water Values and Water Management on the Upper Roper River, Northern Territory - Factsheet
The research for this report complements an earlier report, Indigenous water values and water planning in the upper Roper River, Northern Territory.
This report has been produced as part of the sub-project Social and cultural values in the planning cycle, which is part of the Social and Cultural Values project for the Northern Australia Water Futures Assessment.
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