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The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the ‘social cost of water’ concept won’t work

Access to safe, clean water is a basic human right. But water scarcity or barriers to access can cause conflict within and between countries. Fights over water can be expected to intensify as the world warms, evaporation increases and rainfall becomes less predictable. So we’ll need to work even harder to resolve disputes and share this precious […]

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“Protecting Environmental Flows in Western US” ICE WaRM seminar 28th January

David Pilz presents “Protecting Environmental Flows in the Western US” a free seminar hosted by ICE WaRM The International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management (ICE WaRM) is proud to host David Pilz as the keynote speaker at a free seminar on: “Protecting Environmental Flows in the Western US: A Story about Cowboys, Indians, […]

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Water and the Law: what rights does SA have to water upstream?

Unsure about water rights? Learn about what rights SA has to water in the Murray-Darling Basin Listen to a podcast or view the slideshare of a presentation given by Professor John Williams and Mathew Lee. The seminar entitled “Water and the Law” assesses both the genesis and development of water law in Australia in order […]

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