Updating the science for the Georgina and Diamantina water plan

Since the current Georgina and Diamantina water plan was developed in 2004, we have learned more about the water needed to support rivers, wetlands, plants and animals.

We used information from:

  • ecological assessments
  • groundwater assessments
  • social and economic assessments
  • engagement with First Nations peoples
  • climate variability assessments.

We used this new information to develop the draft replacement water plan.

Ecological and groundwater assessments help us understand whether the current plan is working as intended, identify risks and recommended improvements to water management in the plan area. Tools like the Water Monitoring and Information Portal (WMIP) and Environmental Flows Assessment Program (EFAP) support these updates.

Social and economic assessments help us understand population trends, local industries and community needs.

Engagement with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples helped us improve our understanding of local water values, uses, priorities and aspirations and informed the development of the draft replacement water plan.

Learn how we manage climate change risks.

Queensland’s water plans in a variable and changing climate report (PDF, 19MB) identifies climate impacts across each of the water plan areas. For example, pages 50 and 51 of the report show the below snapshot of observed and projected climate trends for the Georgina and Diamantina water plan area.

Our water planning science focusses on 8 themes which are all influenced by climate variability and uncertainty. These themes are detailed in our Water planning science plan (PDF, 10.1MB) and our storymap.

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