Securing the essential: assisting Indigenous communities and their service providers to sustainably manage water and energy supply

向偏远的土著和托雷斯海峡岛民(ATSI)社区提供水和能源供应是服务提供商面临的一项重大挑战。该项目使用一种新的不引人注目的智能计量系统，并与ATSI社区进行文化上适当的咨询，以揭示家庭用水和与水相关的能源消耗模式。值得注意的是，这项研究旨在确定昆士兰、北领地和西澳大利亚三个偏远的ATSI社区的有效行为和技术用水和能源效率战略。一项关键成果是提供一本以证据为基础、以社区为导向的适应性手册，以促进偏远ATSI社区能源和水资源的安全长期供应和有效利用。

The provision of water and energy supplies to remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) communities is a critical challenge for service providers. This project uses a novel unobtrusive smart metering system, aligned with culturally appropriate consultation with ATSI communities, to reveal patterns of household water and water related-energy consumption. Significantly, the research aims to identify effective behavioural and technological water and energy efficiency strategies in three remote ATSI communities in Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. A key outcome is to provide an adaptive evidence-based and community-driven handbook to facilitate the secure long-term supply and efficient use of energy and water resources in remote ATSI communities.