Safe water and sanitation in remote Indigenous communities in Australia: conditions towards sustainable outcomes

Hall, NL; Abeysuriya, K; Jackson, M; Agnew, C; Beal, CD; Barnes, SK; Soeters, S; Mukheibir, P; Brown, S; Moggridge, B

Safe water and sanitation in remote Indigenous communities in Australia: conditions towards sustainable outcomes

Hall, NL Abeysuriya, K

Jackson, M Agnew, C Beal, CD Barnes, SK Soeters, S Mukheibir, P

Brown, S Moggridge, B

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Publisher:: Informa UK Limited
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Water Resources, 2022, 26, (2), pp. 187-198
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hall, NL
dc.contributor.author	Abeysuriya, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0717-3698
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, M
dc.contributor.author	Agnew, C
dc.contributor.author	Beal, CD
dc.contributor.author	Barnes, SK
dc.contributor.author	Soeters, S
dc.contributor.author	Mukheibir, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7876-1705
dc.contributor.author	Brown, S
dc.contributor.author	Moggridge, B
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-14T05:55:53Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-14T05:55:53Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Water Resources, 2022, 26, (2), pp. 187-198
dc.identifier.issn	1324-1583
dc.identifier.issn	2204-227X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163454
dc.description.abstract	Safe drinking water and effective sanitation is a basic human right. The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living on traditional Country in remote Australia can be supported or undermined by these essential services. Despite global and Australian commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals, water and sanitation service levels have regularly been identified as unreliable, unsafe, and of a lower standard than non-Indigenous and non-remote settlements. This research sought to identify the optimal conditions to enable consistent delivery of safe water and sanitation in remote Indigenous communities of Australia. Using a combination of literature reviews, interviews with key stakeholder groups and applied research findings, key conditions for improved water and sanitation outcomes were identified. These included technology for water and sanitation that is fit for purpose, people and place; capacity-building, training and ongoing support for local Indigenous service operators; and that all personnel involved in delivery require a level of cultural competency to the local and Indigenous context. These findings are intended to contribute to informing more sustainable water and sanitation outcomes in Indigenous communities.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation	Water Services Association of Australia
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Water Resources
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/13241583.2022.2083052
dc.rights	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Australasian Journal of Water Resources on 02 June 2022, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2022.2083052
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dc.title	Safe water and sanitation in remote Indigenous communities in Australia: conditions towards sustainable outcomes
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	26
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

Safe drinking water and effective sanitation is a basic human right. The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living on traditional Country in remote Australia can be supported or undermined by these essential services. Despite global and Australian commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals, water and sanitation service levels have regularly been identified as unreliable, unsafe, and of a lower standard than non-Indigenous and non-remote settlements. This research sought to identify the optimal conditions to enable consistent delivery of safe water and sanitation in remote Indigenous communities of Australia. Using a combination of literature reviews, interviews with key stakeholder groups and applied research findings, key conditions for improved water and sanitation outcomes were identified. These included technology for water and sanitation that is fit for purpose, people and place; capacity-building, training and ongoing support for local Indigenous service operators; and that all personnel involved in delivery require a level of cultural competency to the local and Indigenous context. These findings are intended to contribute to informing more sustainable water and sanitation outcomes in Indigenous communities.

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