Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200101191

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Consequences of water reform and changing farm adaptation in the Basin. This project aims to evaluate the consequences of, and lessons learned from, the past two decades of water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). In particular, it will examine the recent economic and farm consequences of water recovery. Australia is over halfway through implementation of the MDB Plan, and has spent over $6 billion in water recovery to achieve basin-wide resilience, with billions more still committed. Project expected outcomes include pioneering new methods to track how MDB irrigation efficiency, productivity and other farm outcomes have changed as a response to water reform. It will also draw lessons from both national and international case studies to consequently inform more effective water management.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-2020

End Date: 12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $157,699.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other Economics | Ecological Economics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecological Economics