Comments on: Declaring a water emergency

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 04:53:29 +0000

Of coarse building new dams won’t bring new water. New dams are there for when the rain finally does come, so that we have capacity to get us through the next and subsequent droughts. Obviously. Why do I need to explain that?

By: Hemant

Hemant — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 11:30:44 +0000

The politics of language around drought versus water crisis has a deep meaning as highlighted by the authors. The key question then is when and whether the longer term and multifaceted phenomenon of drought is recognised, and a more integrative solution is chosen over the piecemeal and reactive interventions. As a researcher on science-policy interface, I think the research community also has role to beyond presenting facts and offering a critique of policy narratives. Policy action labs and incubation hubs could help better educate policy makers (this is at least what we found in a research in Nepal’s forest policy domain – details here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934119303569

By: Bill Arnold

Bill Arnold — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:37:02 +0000

In reply to Jennie Minifie. I think we should stop supply of water to Parliament Houses while they are sitting for 6-8 hours. A few non flushes might give them the idea.

By: Jennie Minifie

Jennie Minifie — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 01:22:20 +0000

I would like to see the Australian Parliament move out to western NSW, not for a quick visit, but to experience day by day what it is like to live without ample clean water for the needs of your family and the environment. How many MPs could cope for more than one week? NSW MPs would of course fly in, fly out, and then tell us about the wonderful experience!