Meeting Indigenous peoples' objectives in environmental flow assessments: Case studies from an Australian multi-jurisdictional water sharing initiative

摘要: Summary The multi-dimensional relationships that Indigenous peoples have with water are only recently gaining recognition in policy and management activities. Although Australian stipulates the native title interests of their social, cultural spiritual objectives be included plans, improved rates access to been slow eventuate, particularly those regions where resource is fully developed or allocated. Experimentation techniques approaches both identify determine requirements will needed if environmental assessment processes sharing plans explicitly account for values. Drawing on two multidisciplinary case studies conducted Australia’s Murray–Darling Basin, we engage communities (i) understand values explore application methods derive meet values; (ii) assess impact alternative planning scenarios designed address over-allocation irrigation; (iii) define additional volumes potential works identified requirements. We provide a framework can certain needs quantified advance methodology integrate into flow assessments.