PROGRAM OF RESEARCH TO GENERATE RESILIENT ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN REMOTE REGIONS (PROGRESS)
The Program of research to Generate Resilient Essential services in remote regions (PROGRESS) partnership is a Climate Action Beacon seed funded project which aims to bring industry, community and research partners together to collaborate on improving the sustainability and resilience of remote water, energy and waste systems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities.
THE RESEARCH TEAM
Rationale
The current business as usual delivery of essential services in remote and isolated communities (RICs) including provision of drinking water, energy, liquid and solid waste management, environmental health and transport is not socially, environmentally or economically sustainable.
With the impacts of climate change as a multiplier to existing challenges in delivery of RIC essential services, health, well-being and overall resilience of the communities themselves are under threat in the long-term.
Proposed strategy
A transformational change in how services (water, waste, health, energy, transport etc) are delivered is unavoidable and essential but will not happen in isolated pockets across the key service providers. It will not happen overnight either, although the program of research activities will target short, medium, long-term outcomes, acknowledging that areas of essential delivery are at critical juncture and need immediate focus.
Examples include:
Value add to existing programs; smart water metering data analytics, drinking water management plans
Link in with planned activities/strategies; renewable "off-diesel" options, training programs, regional strategies
Develop alternative, evidence based policy; regional cross sector framework for RICs essential service delivery
Our Partners
