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This copy of slides has all photos removed to reduce file size Managing Salinity with Markets, Plants and Engineering (How do we move policy forward? ) David Pannell
Degree of threat varies · Salt scald · Suitable for salt-tolerant plants · Completely unaffected
Values at threat vary · Agricultural land · Infrastructure · Threatened species, wetlands · Water
Responsiveness varies National Land & Water Resource Audit · Required intensity of management varies (but is generally high) Myth: increase water use of annuals
Cost of management varies · Perennials profitable in some areas · Unprofitable at high scale in most · Water efficient irrigation technologies available · Pumping is expensive Myth: farmers can & will change land use sufficiently with existing options
Put it all together. . . · Small areas have high priotity Ñ high threat Ñ high value Ñ higher responsiveness to management Ñ low cost · Some have moderate priority · Most have relatively low priority
Prioritising funds · We cannot buy a comprehensive solution · Focus $ support tightly onto high priority areas (or in ways that get high leverage) · Some catchments warrant few $ Myth: Sharing the · Investment framework money around evenly is “fair”
ICM · Integrated Myth: ICM Ñ Fine · Catchment Ñ Many situations require local management Ñ e. g. many farm problems, country towns · Management (Planning) Ñ Planning doesn’t get you adoption Ñ What is the incentive?
Protecting an environmental asset Lake Toolibin Diversion drain Pumps Lake Tarbilin
If not ICM then what? · Identify assets to protect · Analyse best method to protect them Ñ May be local, catchment scale or in between · Consider “living with” salinity · Compare with other catchments · Prioritise at level above catchment · Concentrate funds to create incentive
“Living with salinity” options · Water resources: desalination · Built infrastructure: repair (Merredin townsite)
Servicing the majority · Develop and promote technologies for salinity prevention (leverage)
Servicing the majority · Develop and promote methods for “living with” salinity
Which technologies? · Need a wide diversity · They need to be profitable · Existing suite inadequate · Different methods suit different situations/different problems
Policy approaches · Policy instruments to encourage change on private land Ñ market-based instruments (NAP) Ñ subsidies (NHT) Ñ extension, information (Landcare) Ñ regulation · Direct works (e. g. on public land) · Technology development & industry development
Recommendations 1 · Adopt a framework to assess and target salinity investments · Reverse the planning approach: asset based, not catchment based · Prioritise at state or national scale, not only catchment scale · Modify role of catchment planning groups
Recommendations 2 · Allow time and resources for analysis of options. Provide technical support. · Adopt targets which come from analysis, not from desires · Include options for “living with salinity” in the analysis
Recommendations 3 · De-emphasise policy instruments to achieve land-use change (including market-based instruments) · Recognise direct govt action (fully funded works, purchase water) · Change the nature of extension & communication Ñ Promote properly evaluated technologies
Recommendations 4 · Allocate 10 -15% of salinity budget to technology development and industry development Ñ Plants (CRC) Ñ Engineering (CSIRO) · Keep an open mind and expect it to need to be changed
http: //welcome. to/seanews Acknowledgements Select Committee on Salinity Tom Hatton, David Bennett Grains Research and Development Corp.