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Quentin Grafton

@GraftonQuentin

Professor of Economics, ARC Laureate Fellow & UNESCO Chair at the Australian National University, Convenor Water Justice Hub

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linkhttps://crawford.anu.edu.au/people/academic/quentin-grafton calendar_today27-11-2013 23:57:44

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“…lot of the money borrowed by Thames and others wasn’t invested in the kind of infrastructure that would have helped them avoid filling our rivers with faeces, but went straight into the pockets of investors.” Who killed Thames Water? ⁦ magazine.newstatesman.com/2024/03/28/who…

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'…people in Canterbury are concerned about water quality; rivers and lakes are also polluted, and people…and then drinking water nitrate is another added concern” High levels of nitrate found in Canterbury drinking water rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

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“It’s not just a water problem for people in Syria. It’s not just a water problem for Sudan… It’s a water problem for all of us.” Water Justice Hub
aje.io/w6x7ss via Al Jazeera English

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We need to talk about water – and the fact that the world is running out of it theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Central Land Council launches appeal over Singleton Station water licence Supreme Court decision abc.net.au/news/2024-02-2… via ABC Australia

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My latest piece on where the world is going (or trying). Transition versus transformation; change is needed but how fast? | Sustainability Bites ⁦Water Justice Hub⁩ sustainabilitybites.com/transition-ver…

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“..,we analyse existing evidence for five major drivers of water stress on Amazonian forests, …that, if crossed, could trigger local, regional or even biome-wide forest collapse.”
Water Justice Hub
Critical transitions in the Amazon | Nature nature.com/articles/s4158…

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“…the combination of climate warming, increases in human populations and industry, and historic drought is likely to cause an unprecedented water crisis in the western prairie provinces.” Alberta's Brutal Water Reckoning via The Tyee thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/…

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…there are “conflicts between fisheries and agriculture” that have had “significant ramifications” for the Darling-Baaka River and are leading to the “extinction of the river’s unique aquatic ecosystem”. ⁦Water Justice Hub⁩ apple.news/AWtEBXhX9RAuXm…

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'We can no longer hope for the best or pretend that we don’t face a planetary emergency...The only sensible (and sustainable) response is to be precautionary and avoid crossing irreversible climate tipping points.' Water Justice Hub Resources Environment & Development
sustainabilitybites.com/the-age-of-irr…

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The recording of yesterday's talk by Ana Manero
and Quentin Grafton is now available. It's a mere 1/2 hour worth spending listening to some very insightful research on ,
cassyni.com/events/ALohU4o…

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Our conference kicking off in Canberra this morning will bring new research to the fore including work from ANU Crawford School of Public Policy researchers that reveals the importance of quality drinking water for regional Australia.

thewire.org.au/story/water-qu…
Ana Manero Quentin Grafton

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“Change can be confronting and difficult. But without fundamental change, the Agreement will fail and the gap will remain.” Closing the Gap will fail without ‘fundamental change’, scathing report finds ⁦Water Justice Hub⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

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Our next webinar is on 'Water for all' and the importance of ensuring clean water in remote locations nature.com/articles/s4422……@DrAnaManeroand Quentin Grafton will talk on 8/2/24 at 8 PM GMT

cassyni.com/events/ALohU4o…
or
springer.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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