19 Feb 2019
Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Bureau of Meteorology have joined forces to develop the first Integrated Water Account for the Canberra region 2013-14 to 2016-17.
This follows the release of the National Water Account last week.
While the statistics indicate that between 2013 and 2017 water in #CBR is cleaner and there's more of it, this is only part of the bigger national picture.
The System of Environment-Economic Accounting provides a framework to capture supply, use, stocks and flows within different geographic parameters to paint a more accurate picture of ecosystem services and their value.
For the full Integrated Water Account for the ACT and region visit the link below.
For information on Canberra's water future and the Environmental-Economic Accounts - Proof of Concept for the ACT, visit www.envcomm.act.gov.au
https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/4610.0.55.010Media%20Release12013-14%20to%202016-17?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=4610.0.55.010&issue=2013-14%20to%202016-17&num=&view=
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Today ACT Government responded to our Unfantastic Plastic report by stepping up to the challenge and moving the focus from bags to all single use plastics. You can check out the report at www.envcomm.act.gov.au #banthebag #singleuseplastics Chris Steel MLA Shane Rattenbury MLA Actsmart - Canberra #strawssuck
Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Bureau of Meteorology have joined forces to develop the first Integrated Water Account for the Canberra region 2013-14 to 2016-17. This follows the release of the National Water Account last week. While the statistics indicate that between 2013 and 2017 water in #CBR is cleaner and there's more of it, this is only part of the bigger national picture. The System of Environment-Economic Accounting provides a framework to capture supply, use, stocks and flows within different geographic parameters to paint a more accurate picture of ecosystem services and their value. For the full Integrated Water Account for the ACT and region visit the link below. For information on Canberra's water future and the Environmental-Economic Accounts - Proof of Concept for the ACT, visit www.envcomm.act.gov.au https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/4610.0.55.010Media%20Release12013-14%20to%202016-17?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=4610.0.55.010&issue=2013-14%20to%202016-17&num=&view=
Last week at the Parliamentary Friends of AIATSIS it was fascinating to hear from Tyrone Bell and Dave Marmion about the language revival project which is being driven by the community here in #Canberra. This is the UNESCO Year of Indigenous Languages and there are extraordinary Indigenous histories, stories and language collections which are making this project a reality. Through language we know the world. https://aiatsis.gov.au/research/research-themes/ngunawal-language-revival-project
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