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Last updated on 20 May 2008

Managing saline groundwater impacts from irrigation

This paper looks at a system where policy based on emissions trading offers an option for effective management of existing recharge externalities if effective property rights to lessen emissions can be defined. (CSIRO: Sept 2007) More info >>

Pipedreams? Inter-basin transfers & water shortages

This WWF paper looks at the risks of the increasingly popular schemes to pour water from one river into another less endowed.  (WWF: 2007) More info >>

Wetland CEPA

This community, education and public awareness (CEPA) program handbook brings together the various guidelines adopted by the Convention on Wetlands. (Ramsar: 2007) More info >>

Stakeholder participation in developing institutions: lessons from Asia

This paper reviews the findings and lessons of stakeholder involvement in integrated water resource management (IWRM) in Asian river basins. (International Water Management: 2005) More info >>

Rural water use: the role of market mechanisms

This report by the Australian Productivity Commission reviews the role of market mechanisms in better regulating and improving the sustainable use of water in rural areas. (Productivity Commission: June 2006) More info >>

FLOW: the essentials of environmental flows

This webpage outlines the general theory, key messages and essential components behind environmental flows as a means to improving water management. (IUCN) More info >>

International water management institute

This website provides information, links and resources on the role of water in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. (International water management institute: 2007) More info >>

Integrating rural and urban water markets in south east Australia: preliminary analysis

This report examines the preliminary analysis of the effect of expanding the trade of water in south east Australia to include irrigators and urban users. (Productivity Commission: 2005) More info >>


 

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