Improving the Catchment through Market Based Instruments

In this paper, six potential MBIs are discussed that have potential for improving environmental outcomes.Australia;water;urban water;market based instruments

The Economics of Water: Taking Full Account of First Use, Reuse and Return to the Environment.A Report for the Australian Water Conservation and Reuse Research Program (AWCRRP).

There has been a lot of discussion about water being undervalued in Australia. The nation's attention is presently focussed on water issues with the drought of 2002 - 2003, the deepening crisis with the River Murray and water rationing in a number of urban areas. Over 2003-2005, the States and Territories will be required to demonstrate progress against the water reform goals in the area of urban and rural water pricing. This is an opportune time as part of the Australian Water Conservation and Reuse Research Program to develop a framework for the introduction of mechanisms that reveal the full cost of using water. This paper emphasises the importance of looking at potable water, reuse and disposal and return of water to the environment together as part of a comprehensive framework.catchment; Australia; water; water reuse

The Value of Habitat and Agriculture

The report summarises the results of a non-market valuation study of Habitat and Agriculture in the Upper South East (Upper SE) of South Australia. A non-market valuation technique known as choice modelling was used to elicit values in the form of willingness to pay from people in the Upper SE, Adelaide and the rest of the State. The regional and state-wide preferences for the habitat improvement provide one more piece of information relating to the difficult issues around the configuration of the cleared and uncleared landscape in the Upper South East of South Australia.Australia;habitat;agriculture;land

Impediments to Best Practice in the Onkaparinga Catchment: A Review of Policies

Consultancy Report 1 for the Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board. This report considers the institutional framework which shapes the operating environment for the Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board. The report highlights some of the impediments to Best Practice.Australia;water;natural resource management;catchment

Incentives, Policy and Voluntary Approaches to Improve Natural Resource Management in the Onkaparinga Catchment

Consultancy Report 3 for the Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board. The report lays out a set of recommendations regarding opportunities for consideration in future strategic planning in four areas of interest to the OCWMB.A portfolio of instruments to achieve the Board’s goals are also considered.Australia;water;natural resource management;catchment

"Who Dares Wins": Opportunities to improve water trading in the south-east of South Australia

Report to the South East Catchment Water Management Board. Water policy in the South East has just completed a period of review and revision. The result has been a pro-rata rollout of most of the unallocated water in the unconfined aquifer of five Prescribed Wells Areas. With this roll-out completed further development of these water resources is heavily dependent on the development of water trading arrangements. Consistent with the terms of reference, this report seeks to: Identify the issues currently restraining water trading; Develop/identify a range of processes for the establishment of an effective water market; Identify the critical success factors for water trading; and Identify the experiences from elsewhere, which have proved to be unsuccessful or inappropriate for prudent resource management.Australia;catchment;water trading;water management

A Case-study of the Murray-Darling Basin

Consultancy report for the International Water Management Institute. This case study was commissioned by the International Water Management Institute as part of an Asian Development Bank supported regional study on water management institutions. This case study is one of three case studies of advanced river basins (Murray-Darling Basin in Australia, Omonogawa in Japan and Brantas in Indonesia), and five other river basin studies in North China, West Sumatra of Indonesia, Philippines, Nepal and Sri Lanka.Australia;river;natural resource management;Murray-Darling

Using Participatory Research Methods in Economic Research

Research Methods/ Statistical Methods,

Supporting Decisions: Understanding natural resource management assessment techniques

Report to the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation. This document presents a review of NRM decision support techniques. It draws upon previous studies in the fields of management science, operations research, environmental economics and natural resource management. The objectives of the document are to: Explain the workings of the more significant (representative) methods of NRM decision support (including the latest developments); Discuss how these decision support methods may influence the outcome of NRM decisions; and Provide practicing NRM decision makers with guidance for choosing which methods to apply.Australia;natural resource management;assessment;decision support;

Pricing Water - a Tool for Natural Resource Management in the Onkaparinga Catchment

Consultancy Report 2 for the Onkaparinga Catchment Water Management Board. This second report focuses on pricing water to manage the catchment water resources in a sustainable manner. A key conclusion of this report is that there are significant opportunities to improve resource use through pricing policy changes.Australia;water;natural resource management;catchment