Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (TNQ Hub)

Cape York Natural Resource Management Ltd, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Fitzroy Basin Association, Northern Gulf Resource Management Group, NQ Dry Tropics, Reef Catchments Limited, Sensand Technologies Pty Ltd, Southern Gulf NRM Ltd
Stewart Lockie
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This project will establish, implement and manage the TNQHub (“Hub”) activities including collaborative research, development, extension, adoption and commercialisation (RDEA&C). The Hub will help Australian farmers and communities become more prepared for, and resilient to, the impacts of drought. The objective is to invest in RDEA&C activities, which involves: - Cross-sectoral innovative and transformative RDEA&C - Focus on the needs of end users, involving them in the co-design and adoption phases of research and development - Delivery of effective communication of new and existing knowledge and technologies - Co-investment in national drought resilience RDEA&C priorities with collaboration and co-design between governments, primary producers, community groups, research and training provider

Date

16 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2027

Project Type

N/A

Keywords

Drought;Agriculture;Resilience

Funding Body

Cape York Natural Resource Management Ltd, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Fitzroy Basin Association, Northern Gulf Resource Management Group, NQ Dry Tropics, Reef Catchments Limited, Sensand Technologies Pty Ltd, Southern Gulf NRM Ltd

Amount

16577470

Project Team

Anne Steinemann;Aduli Malau-Aduli;Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar;Ron White;Ian Atkinson;John Cavalieri;Christopher Gardiner;Maxine Whittaker;Stewart Lockie;Rachel Hay;Daniel Christie;Nathan Waltham;Allan Dale;Yvette Everingham;Hurriyet Babacan