Overview
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Explore the fundamentals of effective water governance and its critical role in ensuring future water security in this 55-minute webinar. Delve into recent compliance failures in NSW and their subsequent inquiries, examining how proper governance and compliance mechanisms contribute to sustainable water management. Analyze key challenges such as increased competition, limited supply options, drought, climate change, and poor water governance. Discuss important concepts including water pricing, future uncertainty, stakeholder involvement, and cooperation. Investigate potential solutions like government policies, water buybacks, improved water accounting, recycling initiatives, efficiency measures, and crop adaptations. Engage in a detailed Q&A session to further elaborate on specific areas of interest and gain insights into the complexities of water governance and its impact on long-term water security.
Syllabus
Introduction
Summary
Water Security
Increased Competition
Limited Supply Options
Drought
Climate change
Poor water governance
Key words
Pricing water
Future uncertainty
Whos involved
Cooperation
Solutions
shameless plug
thank you
questions
government
politics
buybacks
water accounting
competition
scarcity
science
recycling
efficiency
crop changes
buying back water
Taught by
Australian Water School