Towards sustainable co-management of groundwater in the Beetaloo region, NT

该项目旨在增进对北领地主要资源开发地区地下水、气候、地表水和土著文化价值之间的联系的了解。它将使用一种新的跨学科方法，涉及气候-水-景观相互作用的遥感、记录土著水知识、环境同位素监测和水政策分析。该项目预计将增进对水文过程和相关土著文化价值观的了解。预计这将提高分析依赖地下水的价值的风险的能力，并促进土著更多地参与水资源规划和监测，使多个利益攸关方受益。

This project aims to improve understanding of connections between groundwater, climate, surface water and Indigenous cultural values, in a region of major resource development in the Northern Territory. It will use a novel, inter-disciplinary approach, involving remote sensing of climate-water-landscape interactions, documenting Indigenous water knowledge, environmental isotope monitoring, and water policy analysis. The project expects to generate enhanced understanding of hydrological processes, and associated Indigenous cultural values. This is anticipated to improve capacity to analyse risks to groundwater-dependent values, and foster greater Indigenous participation in water planning and monitoring, benefiting multiple stakeholders.