Australians have been sold a myth about the successful management of Australia’s water by successive governments that isn’t borne out by the reality, which is marked by dispossession, overextraction, degradation and mismanagement of this precious resource. “It’s...
How do we put a price on the most abundate molecule on Earth? 31 July 2024 Interview with Quentin Grafton, Australian National University (ANU) Read more on The Naked Scientists: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/economics-water-supply
R. Quentin Grafton, FASSA, is Professor of Economics, Australian Laureate Fellow, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub, and Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy (CWEEP) at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National...
Libby Price In Australia we like to think we have a fairly high standard of living, but the reality is hundreds of thousands of Australians in small and remote communities lack access to safe, clean drinking water. A study by researchers Crawford School of...
Study find Australians would pay to provide clean drinking water to remote communities "Researchers say Australia can meet a United Nations goal to supply drinking water to everyone living in the country by 2030, if it rethinks how the nation should pay for it. ...
Ana Manero (ANU), Peter Coombes (ANU), Nina Lansbury (University of Queensland), Sonia Akter (ANU) and R. Quentin Grafton (ANU)(Australia) Australians’ are willing to pay more to ensure ‘good quality’ drinking water than what it would cost to provide it. This includes...
First Nations communities along the Murray-Darling Basin have developed a new concept of water management called ‘cultural flows’ that will not only restore life to Country but also justice to First Nations communities. Cultural flows return water and its rights and...
Access to running water is a significant issue in many developing countries, and it is also a problem in the United States. In the Navajo Nation, close to 40 percent of homes are without running water or sanitation facilities. Additionally, the remote locations of...
On 29th September 2023, the Water Justice Hub hosted "Drinking Water Quality in Rural and Remote Communities in Australia". The event showcased a new 5-year project entitled 'Improving Remote Indigenous Community Health through Good Quality Drinking Water' supported...