Alliance for Water Efficiency, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Pacific Institute
While Australia’s climate is prone to droughts, the Millennium Drought was one of the worst in recorded history, with record low rainfalls resulting in significant falls in dam levels across urban centres. Australia’s response demonstrated world-leading innovation and...
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ISF has provided specialised advice and analysis to inform the NSW Government on development of successive Metropolitan Water Plans for Greater Sydney in 2006, 2010 and 2017 to plan for long-term water security, including during the Millennium Drought. Our work...
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Photo: Community member Etelvina, at one of the new water points built by WaterAid and partners, Timor-Leste (WaterAid/Tom Greenwood). The UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) is partnering with civil society organisations Plan International in...
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Conventional approaches to sanitation, already limited by the financial constraints of developing nations, are being increasingly challenged by the pressures of rapid population growth upon water supplies. Robust approaches are needed to compare costs of different...
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Increasing water scarcity and rising demand prompted the delivery of an innovative demand management program in the town of Gunbalanya, Northern Territory, led by Power and Water Corporation. ISF was commissioned to help harness the combined power of smart meters and...
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Supported by USAID’s Be Secure program, ISF conducted a rapid appraisal of complex water resources contexts, and identified options for two cities facing drought in the Philippines. The Ilolo region had faced a severe water deficit and a severe drought in 2016, driven...
