Retelling Australia's Water Story
$19.35
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2024
Summary
Australia’s Water Crisis: Unmasking the Truth and Charting a Sustainable Future
Successive governments have lauded Australia as a world leader in water management, citing initiatives like the 2004 National Water Initiative and efficient irrigation infrastructure. But a closer look reveals a different story:
- The NWI largely ignores climate change.
- Valuable water rights were gifted to irrigators, neglecting Indigenous Australians.
- “Efficient” irrigation…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922979902 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1922979902 |
| Series: | In the National Interest |
| Author: | Quentin Grafton |
| Publisher: | Monash University Publishing |
| Imprint: | Monash University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 80g |
| Dimensions: | 175mm x 111mm |
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About The Author
Quentin Grafton
Quentin Grafton is a highly published and cited Professor of Economics, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance (since 2010), and an Australian Laureate Fellow (since 2020) at the Australian National University. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, a Distinguished Fellow of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, and the recipient of global and Australian honours and research awards, including the Eureka Science Prize for Water Research and Innovation. He founded the Global Water Forum, the world’s first blog exclusively devoted to water, and is its Executive Editor. In 2019 he established the Water Justice Hub, whose mission is to respond to water injustice and to promote both ‘voice’ and truth-telling in relation to water. As its Convenor, he has worked with diverse communities across Australia to collaboratively promote sustainability and water (including climate and environment) justice.
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