Water Management Sustainability Social Justice Equity © Karen Devine 2010.

Water Water ManagementManagement

SustainabilitySustainability

Social JusticeSocial Justice

EquityEquity

© Karen Devine 2010


Land and water Land and water management are management are inextricably inextricably interwoven.interwoven.

Australia is one of Australia is one of the driest nations on the driest nations on earth; hence water earth; hence water resources must be resources must be sustainably sustainably managed.managed.



Since settlement in Since settlement in 1788, Australia’s use 1788, Australia’s use of water has of water has deteriorated via:deteriorated via:

a)a) building damsbuilding damsb)b) tapping artesian tapping artesian

basinsbasinsc)c) use of irrigationuse of irrigationd)d) use of waterways for use of waterways for

waste disposal.waste disposal.© Karen Devine 2010


Sustainable water Sustainable water management in the 21st management in the 21st century must include:century must include:

a)a) federal and state government federal and state government legislationlegislation

b)b) establishment of statutory establishment of statutory bodies for water managementbodies for water management

c)c) management of the entire management of the entire catchment (TCM)catchment (TCM)

d)d) water conservation principleswater conservation principlese)e) examination of water pricingexamination of water pricingf)f) management of biodiversitymanagement of biodiversityg)g) control of water quality.control of water quality.


Social Justice and EquitySocial Justice and Equity

Damming and Damming and diversion of diversion of waterways waterways decreases access for decreases access for some communities some communities and increases and increases access for others.access for others.



Bacteria and Bacteria and pollutants in water pollutants in water such as giardia and such as giardia and cryptosporidium can cryptosporidium can severely affect the severely affect the young, elderly and young, elderly and sick.sick.



Public access to Public access to some catchment some catchment areas can endanger areas can endanger the quality of the the quality of the water supply.water supply.



Rural areas suffer Rural areas suffer extreme hardship extreme hardship during Australian during Australian droughts. droughts.

Federal government Federal government support may assist support may assist during these times.during these times.


Question Time?Question Time?

View Film on AustrView Film on Australian Drought.alian Drought.

Using the Using the information in the information in the film, comment on film, comment on the results of the the results of the Australian drought?Australian drought?


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