Northern Australia Water Futures Assessment
The Northern Australia Water Futures Assessment is a multidisciplinary program being delivered jointly by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and the National Water Commission. The objective of the assessment is to provide an enduring knowledge base to inform decisions about development of northern Australia's water resources, so that any development proceeds in an ecologically, culturally and economically sustainable manner.
Under Water for the Future, up to $13 million will be made available from 2008-09 to 2011-12 for approved projects.
The assessment will bring together existing information and commission work where a clear need for additional information is identified for key basins in Northern Australia. The spatial area covered by the assessment is shown in the following map.
The first of the assessment projects to commence is the Northern Australia Sustainable Yields project.
Regular updates about the assessment will be published on this web page. For further queries or to receive updates email the Northern Australia Water Futures Assessment or phone 02 6274 1111.
Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce
In April 2008 the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce was transferred to the newly created Office of Northern Australia within the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
- Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
For Taskforce related enquiries please contact Andrew Dickson, Director, Office of Northern Australia, or phone 02 6274 7127.
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