- Title
- Remote sensing's role in improving transboundary water regulation and compliance: The Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
- Creator
- Bretreger, David; Yeo, In-Young; Kuczera, George; Hancock, Greg
- Relation
- ARC.DP190100113 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190100113
- Relation
- Journal of Hydrology X Vol. 13, Issue 1 December 2021, no. 100112
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hydroa.2021.100112
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Growing agricultural water demand is dramatically affecting the implementation of, and compliance with, water sharing plans in regions such as the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). Problems can arise from water theft, poor resourcing or questionable actions from stakeholders. Recent actions from MDB governments have resulted in improved regulation, although more is required in a technical, governance and cultural space to create a comprehensive and transparent management framework. This is pivotal in improving overall trust in water regulators. We discuss an integrated water resource management approach for improved water regulation, involving the implementation of remote sensing technologies to complement metering, coupled with a focus on a stronger compliance culture in a range of stakeholder groups and regulatory changes that allow quicker adoption of unbiased best practice science and technology.
- Subject
- Murray Darling Basin; compliance culture; remote sensing; irrigation; transboundary water; water resource management; SDG 6; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1452090
- Identifier
- uon:44358
- Identifier
- ISSN:2589-9155
- Language
- eng
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