UN 2023 Water Conference Side Events

We invite First Nations and faith leaders, scientists and policymakers, universities, global networks, and local communities to a process of storytelling, designed to generate transformative commitments for water action with people from around the world.

The Water Justice Hub was formally established on 14 October 2019 as an initiative of the UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance at the Australian National University. The Hub is supported by a five-year Australian Research Council Laureate...

Photo: Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council's website "Residents in flooded parts of Western Australia's Kimberley region are facing a lengthy and costly clean-up, after the record-breaking weather event caused severe damage to homes and infrastructure." Read more:...

A manifesto for change ANA MANERO, VIRGINIA MARSHALL, QUENTIN GRAFTON In attempting to understand the true value of the natural environment and its importance to Indigenous people, researchers and policymakers must be led by Indigenous knowledge and...

Kat Taylor, Anne Poelina, Quentin Grafton When the British colonised Australia they assumed terra nullius, “nobody’s land”, and aqua nullius, “nobody’s water”. In 1992, terra nullius was overturned – but aqua nullius remains. Aqua nullius denies the existence of...

Kat Taylor, Anne Poelina, William Nikolakis, Libby Larsen, and R. Quentin Grafton EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indigenous/Aboriginal water reserves are increasingly used in water allocation plans across northern Australia. Indigenous water reserves aim to address water...

What is water justice? Water justice is a fluid concept, with numerous disciplinary interpretations and frameworks. Neal et al. Propose 10 steps to water justice. Colonisation impacts on Indigenous peoples’ water rights in northern America, Australia, and other places...

Paul R. Wyrwoll, Ana Manero, Katherine S. Taylor, Evie Rose & R. Quentin Grafton Abstract Drinking water quality remains a persistent challenge across regional and remote Australia. We reviewed public reporting by 177 utilities and conducted a national assessment...

View this media release from The Australian National University New research into the impact of poor water quality in remote and regional areas of Australia highlights the gaps in drinking water guidelines. Australians in more than 400 remote or regional...

R. Quentin Grafton, Daniel Schulz, John Williams, Paul Wyrwoll