A number of factors have contributed to the horrible stories coming out of the Royal Commission, including market instability and the financialisation of farming.
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The new Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council aims to overcome a management problem faced by many traditional owners: the fact that major rivers flow through lands home to many different groups and languages.
In South Africa, Cape Town fears “Day Zero”, when the city will have to ration water drastically. The phenomenon threatens other cities as well but solutions exist.
Namibia has followed a community based water management strategy.
Water is one of our most precious resources, yet it’s in danger. World Water Day reminds us of the need to develop policies and governance to avoid squandering water.
Nature based approaches to solving water problems originated in Europe and don’t take into account Africa’s huge infrastructure deficit.
In many Mexican cities, water is treated as a political bargaining chip – a favor that public officials can trade for votes, bribes or power.
New ways of managing water have emerged in some of Africa’s urban and peri-urban areas.
Groundwater is out of sight, but it shouldn’t be out of mind. As cities struggle to cope with drought, we should remember that our largest stocks of water are hidden deep underground.
The experiences of other countries can provide valuable lessons for Cape Town on how to better cope with its water crisis.
The transnational project conceived 30 years ago to replenish the drying waters of Lake Chad finally seems poised to take off. But first, internal politics within member states must be overcome.
Engineering solutions are popular interventions, but cities cannot simply pipe away flood risk. Chinese sponge cities offer a way forward.
The system that allocates water use in Australia’s largest river basin relies on a shared commitment by states to uphold the rules. New allegations of water theft threaten to break that trust.
Hit by weak monsoons, India faces unprecedented water shortages.
New Zealand’s economically driven approach to ecological decline risks entrenching environmental problems rather than solving them.
Urbanisation will require massive amounts of water to sustain the livelihoods of millions expected to move into cities. This may happen at farmers’ expense.
Toxic algal blooms were unheard of in Australia’s major waterways before 1991. Now the Murray River has been struck by four major events in less than a decade, with more likely in the future.
Green infrastructure can be delivered relatively easily using existing planning processes. The main obstacle could be psychological: planners are wary of disruption to embedded practices.
The cutting of senior staff from WaterNSW, the body that oversees the safety of Sydney’s water supply, poses serious risks to Australia’s most complex water network.
Distinguished Professor Graham Farquhar has received this year’s Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his pioneering research into photosynthesis.
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Honorary Fellow, Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Distinguished visiting professor, University of Glasgow
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University
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Visiting professor, University of Saskatchewan
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Reader / Associate Professor in Environmental Geoscience, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of History, Australian National University
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Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Senior Research Scientist, Groundwater Hydrology, CSIRO
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Professor of Human Geography, University of New England
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of South Australia
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Senior lecturer, University of Manchester
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Honorary Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Science, Australian National University
