It’s more freshwater than what the population of the Greater Sydney region uses, but finding this out wasn’t easy.
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Our study predicts a further 0.5°C increase in temperature by 2041 will halve the current number of farmers in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin
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.
The Murray-Darling is not just a food bowl, yet the South Australian Royal Commission has found the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is failing its mission to protect the environment as well as irrigators.
Residents of a small Victorian town realised that delicious water can be a curse as well as a blessing, when they lost a legal battle to stop a local farmer shipping groundwater to a nearby bottling plant.
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.
South Africa has good water laws. So why does the minister want to change them?
Mass hysteria and lawlessness during disasters are remarkably rare, contrary to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s prediction of anarchy when Cape Town’s taps run day.
A dozen leading researchers have issued an urgent call to action for the Murray-Darling Basin, arguing that the billions spent on water-efficient irrigation have done little for the rivers’ health.
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.
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.
Millions of livelihoods depend on the Indus Basin aquifer.
The market for water entitlements is worth tens of billions, encouraging investors to raise funds and get involved. But the data shows they aren’t having a big impact on prices.
Tempers have flared once again over the long-term plan to return water to the Murray-Darling River and improve its health.
A drought in the socialist South American country has led to blackouts, political conflict and increased exposure to Zika.
States, including Colorado, restrict the use of rain barrels. A water law scholar says a better way to conserve is reduce waste from big – and powerful – water users.
Top contributors
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Australian Laureate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Matthew Flinders Professor in Water Economics, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Honorary Fellow, Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics and Head of School, Adelaide University
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Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Indigenous knowledge holder, Indigenous Knowledge
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Indigenous Knowledge
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Professorial Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Research fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University