La Grange Water Plan: A Case Study Sarah Yu, Joe Edgar and Susie Williams for NWC Indigenous Planners Workshop 19th February 2009 Adelaide

Sarah Yu, Joe Edgar and Susie Williams

for

NWC Indigenous Planners Workshop

19th February 2009

Adelaide

Presentation Overview Background What Happened Engagement methods Future

Background

What Happened

Engagement methods

Future

BACK- GROUND

WHAT HAPPENED Process Issues scoping with people Work out a process and who should be involved

Process

Issues scoping with people

Work out a process and who should be involved

Original stakeholder structure La Grange Groundwater Committee Local water users Karajarri people Karajarri liaison person Department of Water Other stakeholders Kimberley general public

Original stakeholder structure

Other stakeholders

On-ground studies Ecological Cultural The Plan Define buffers Dictated allocation limit Guides policy

On-ground studies

Pajalpi (spring country) Native Native Title

Pajalpi (spring country)

ENGAGEMENT METHODS 1. Recognition of indigenous governance structures

1. Recognition of indigenous governance structures

2. Capacity and awareness

2. Capacity and awareness

3. Inclusive planning framework Issues scoping Committee meetings and working out the engagement model Involvement in investigation process (of values etc) Re-engagement process (DVD etc)

3. Inclusive planning framework

Issues scoping

Committee meetings and working out the engagement model

Involvement in investigation process (of values etc)

Re-engagement process (DVD etc)

4. Relationships Roy Stone, Susan Worley, Sarah Yu and Mulat Mulardy (been involved throughout whole process)

4. Relationships

Roy Stone, Susan Worley, Sarah Yu and Mulat Mulardy (been involved throughout whole process)

5. Language Interpreters Translation Training

5. Language

Interpreters

Translation

Training

6. Recognising different communication Art project

6. Recognising different communication

Art project

7. Integrated Water Management Nita Downs site visit Capacity building Assisting in decisions

7. Integrated Water Management

Nita Downs site visit

Capacity building

Assisting in decisions

8. Levels of engagement On-ground (Karajarri) Regional (KLC) National (IWPG)

On-ground (Karajarri)

Regional (KLC)

National (IWPG)

9. Collaborative Science Respects culture and history Encourages connections between people and country

Respects culture and history

Encourages connections between people and country

FUTURE

DoW perspective The Idealism of planning Reflect on challenges and lessons Need for ongoing engagement Policy development as follow up

The Idealism of planning

Reflect on challenges and lessons

Need for ongoing engagement

Policy development as follow up

Local perspective Difficult concepts Integrated planning Indigenous allocation Formalise in State and National policy Engagement in management

Difficult concepts

Integrated planning

Indigenous allocation

Formalise in State and National policy

Engagement in management

Community Perspective