Sentences with phrase «cultural water allocations»

This will require the inclusion of enforceable cultural water allocations.

However, the Indigenous Nations of the Murray - Darling River Nations argue that they require specific cultural water allocations, which they refer to as «cultural flows», to meet their spiritual, cultural, social, economic and environmental management responsibilities and development aspirations.

For example, the Nari Nari Tribal Council, discussed further below, in an attempt to rehabilitate their wetlands, have used their purchased cultural water allocation, for environmental purposes.

Not exact matches

(c) Realise the rights of those Indigenous peoples whose country lies within the Murray - Darling River Basin to access allocations of water for cultural purposes by including Indigenous cultural flows as a priority identified under the proposed Part 2A, «Critical human water needs».

in many instances, the allocation of water rights to Indigenous peoples has been for specific purposes, i.e. cultural, environmental, and sustainable communal usage and often considered only in the context of cultural or social rights

This allocation is intended for the purpose of helping Indigenous communities in the area achieve their economic and social aspirations [136] and maintains to an extent, their capacity to meet their cultural obligations to their waters and lands.

At a minimum, Indigenous water rights in «reserved water rights» should include and account for separate cultural, and economic water allocations, and where water management is being conducted by Indigenous peoples on behalf of the government, in distinct environmental water allocations.

The ICWFN aims to ensure that Indigenous interests are incorporated into water policy decisions, water plans and water allocations to ensure health, economic, cultural, environmental and social benefits among Indigenous participants.