Malgana perspectives of climate risk

May 4, 2026

This co-designed project with Malgana People utilised a strength-based approach to develop knowledge-sharing tools that will assist Malgana People, through their customary governance, to continue to collectively recover, retain, and share their knowledge over time, thereby strengthening their capability as equal partners alongside Western knowledge in managing the Shark Bay World Heritage Area.

Working with three four knowledge tools; a timeline of Malgana Country and People, a seasonal calendar, cultural mapping, and an adapted asset change-persistence cycle, the Malgana People identified cultural strategies that would sustain Malgana values under conditions of increasing environmental, climate and social change.