News: Projects:Water policy
New Perspectives on Sharing Water
Prof. Young hopes that this water sharing paper will inspire a new dialogue and start a search for robust water-sharing arrangements that will withstand the test of time. In some areas, a few policy tweaks may be all that is necessary. In other areas, a major rethink may be necessary.
Efficient participatory irrigation institutions to support productive and sustainable agriculture in South Asia
This project focusses on irrigation in Bihar and Assam, east India, and Sindh and Punjab provinces, Pakistan. The project aims to improve the analytical skills and understanding of policy makers and irrigation officials, specifically as they relate to PIM/IMT.
Optimising the national benefits from restoring environmental flows
This research project aims to use such evidence to examine how the national benefits from returning water to the environment in Australia’s MDB could be optimised.
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GFAR mobile experimental laboratory
A major focus for this mobile lab is on decision-making in local contexts.
Building water governance capacity in the EU
he purpose of this project is to fortify a continuing dialogue around water issues between the EU and Australia.
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Improving groundwater allocation and use in the western USA
Key insights include the importance of attending to the development of institutional arrangements that enable individual users to trade water.
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Climate sharing and energy security
This project is searching for ways to bring investment confidence back to the electricity sector.
Transitioning to a water secure future in the Basin
This study aims to identify and analyse the impediments in water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).
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Minimising transaction costs in Murray–Darling Basin water reform
The objective is to identify the magnitude of costs associated with different categories, and their direction over time, such that insights for other jurisdictions and external parties may be formed.
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Adapting for an uncertain future: farmer behaviour in water-stressed basins
This project aims to develop a greater understanding of farm behaviour and adaptation to water stress, to allow a new approach to water policy in a range of water catchments.
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