Building Resilience to Drought The millennium drought and water reform in Australia. |
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| Author:
| Doolan, Jane |
| Contribution by:
| Keary, Jim
Claydon, Greg
Slatyer, Tony
Harriss, David
Fitzpatrick, Campbell |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921543-17-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
| Publisher: | eWater Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $0.00 |
Book Description:
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This paper presents a short account of the influence of drought on water management in Australia.It particularly focuses on the response of the Australian water sector to the Millennium Drought(1997?2009), and the role that drought played in progressing water reform and building resilienceto future water scarcity. The paper briefly outlines the broad directions of national water reform,the progress that had already been made in the years leading up to the Millennium Drought, and...
More DescriptionThis paper presents a short account of the influence of drought on water management in Australia.It particularly focuses on the response of the Australian water sector to the Millennium Drought(1997?2009), and the role that drought played in progressing water reform and building resilienceto future water scarcity. The paper briefly outlines the broad directions of national water reform,the progress that had already been made in the years leading up to the Millennium Drought, and thepolicies and actions that came about during the drought in relation to water allocation and marketsand in managing urban, rural and environmental water in response to the extreme water scarcity thedrought caused.