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Views on Irrigation Policy in Australia and Experiences from Brazil and China

Water policy in Australia is undergoing considerable and unprecedented change. Most recently, the emphasis on the sustainable management of water resources in the Murray Darling Basin has seen a shift of control from the States to the Commonwealth. The declining availability of water and the subsequent approaches taken by governments have come under increasing scrutiny from the public. Indeed, the actions associated with water policy in Australia, particularly water used for irrigated agriculture, have (more)...

Waterwheel Newsletter 10

Irrigation Update No. 6 Newsletter of the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation

In this issue:

• Sustainable Irrigation Project wins WA award
• Research topics scoped for Program priorities
• Falivene wins travel fellowship
• Government confirms continued funding

Sustainable Irrigation/ANCID Travel Fellowship

Objectives

• To provide professionals within the irrigation industry the opportunity to travel overseas to gain experience and knowledge in their nominated area of interest
• To report the travel fellowship winners travel and study program in newsletters for the various irrigation programs and associations and to disseminate the outcomes and learnings of the fellowship broadly