Cities relied entirely on conserving and recycling water to get through the last big drought. We now have desalination plants, but getting the most out of our water reserves still makes sense.
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Sydney and Melbourne are bringing desalination plants back on stream and Adelaide plans to increase its plant’s output. Perth depends on desalination. But is it the best way to achieve water security?
South Africa is a water stressed country but crisis point can be avoided.
Undrinkable drinking water is just one example of how blockades and war have permeated an entire ecosystem.
We think of Canada as a water-rich country, but we are not immune to water shortages or disasters. With some advance planning, Canada can avoid a water catastrophe.
Australian cities have turned to some very costly solutions when water is scarce. But as the world’s second-highest users of water per person, more efficient use and recycling are key.
Can community-led research help address Canada’s Indigenous water security issues? One project from the Inuit community of Rigolet in Labrador suggests it can.
A reliable water supply from Australia’s mountain catchments depends on intact and functioning ecosystems.
A five-year project announced today will implement an innovative water-sensitive approach tailored to informal settlements. The goal is to revitalise 24 communities in Fiji and Indonesia.
The crops of the future must become much better at dealing with dehydration.
In light of climate change and a growing population, water authorities around the world are looking to recycled water.
Community participation is vital to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. But at the moment it often comes too little, too late.
Urbanisation will require massive amounts of water to sustain the livelihoods of millions expected to move into cities. This may happen at farmers’ expense.
There have been modest improvements in water and sanitation provision in Africa, but there is still a long way to go. Most citizens rate their governments’ performance in this sphere poorly.
Climate change is forcing some hard decisions when it comes to water use: energy or food production?
The leaders of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have shown some commitment to sharing the waters of the Nile. But hard negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam are only beginning.
Ambitious plans to divert rivers are all very well, but what is needed is to manage water sources at the local level.
Disruptive innovation is needed if the world is to meet its clean water targets.
Can we predict where in the world will be water-stressed? Using a more fine-tuned model, researchers find there is no global water crisis, just local ones.
Growing population, growing demand for food, climate change: Australia’s rural lands are facing a number of pressures. So how can we sustainably use them in the future?
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University
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Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University
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Reader / Associate Professor in Environmental Geoscience, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor of Environmental and Soil Chemistry, Michigan State University
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Professor of Water Security, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Victoria University, Victoria University
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Professor and Head of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Professor and Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Emeritus Prof, Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB), The University of Queensland
