by Catherine McAloon, ABCRural The National Water Commission has used its final assessment of Australia’s water reform progress to urge governments not to drop the ball on water issues. The commission, which was established by former Prime Minister […]

Source: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Successive seasons of high rainfall in some areas and a long, dry spell in others have delivered a mixed bag of increased bushfire threats for southern Australia this year. A two-year rain […]

source: Bureau of Meteorology An improved modelling system for assessing Australia’s water resources was just one of the achievements of the Water Information Research and Development Alliance (WIRADA) in 2013–14. The recently-released WIRADA annual report details how the new modelling system improved […]

by Philip Wallis (Monash University), Jamie Pittock (ANU) and Michael Ward (Monash University) Should we pick and choose our climate strategies based on how water-wise they are? As our new research published in Climatic Change shows, some activities aimed at tackling greenhouse emissions can also […]

by GEWEX secretariat Thanks to all who attended and contributed to making the 7th International Scientific Conference on the Global Water and Energy Cycle a huge success! Over 560 scientists, managers, and students from 45 countries attended the event. […]

source: Monash University The equivalent of one-third of Melbourne’s water use could be saved each year through the implementation of efficiency measures that deal with climate change, according to a new study. Researchers at the Monash Sustainability Institute analysed the […]

by Cherie McDonald, ABC rural The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has released new water guidelines in an effort to protect wildlife and plants in the basin during dry times. The conservation priorities are intended as a guide for […]

News wrap up, January-March 2014 Water storage levels in the Murray-Darling Basin are now at 54% of capacity, down from about 95% in September 2012 and at levels not experienced since the Millennium drought. Drier El Niño conditions […]

enGauge summarises news from Climate, Water and Environmental programs of the Bureau of Meteorology. In the December 2013 issue: Improving Water Information Programme Progress Report 2013 Guide to environmental accounting in Australia Drought conditions return to Australia’s eastern […]

The Goyder Institute recently held a Climate Change Projections Stakeholder Workshop on Wednesday 27th November in the Learning Centre at SA Water House on Victoria Square, Adelaide. The workshop was facilitated by consultant Damien Moloney and more than […]

On 6 December 2012 the OzEWEX web site has gone live. Please give it a good road test and submit your articles, events and links to web sites and data sets at will! If you have any suggestions […]