Projects:Water policy https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/ en New Perspectives on Sharing Water https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/news/list/2019/08/29/new-perspectives-on-sharing-water Prof. Young hopes that this water sharing paper will inspire a new dialogue and start a search for robust water-sharing arrangements that will withstand the test of time. In some areas, a few policy tweaks may be all that is necessary. In other areas, a major rethink may be necessary. August 29 2019 Rohan Laxmikant Yargop https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/news/list/2019/08/29/new-perspectives-on-sharing-water Efficient participatory irrigation institutions to support productive and sustainable agriculture in South Asia https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/efficient-participatory-irrigation-institutions-to-support-productive-and This project focusses on irrigation in Bihar and Assam, east India, and Sindh and Punjab provinces, Pakistan. The project aims to improve the analytical skills and understanding of policy makers and irrigation officials, specifically as they relate to PIM/IMT. May 17 2019 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/efficient-participatory-irrigation-institutions-to-support-productive-and Optimising the national benefits from restoring environmental flows https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/optimising-the-national-benefits-from-restoring-environmental-flows This research project aims to use such evidence to examine how the national benefits from returning water to the environment in Australia’s MDB could be optimised. March 27 2019 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/optimising-the-national-benefits-from-restoring-environmental-flows GFAR mobile experimental laboratory https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/gfar-mobile-experimental-laboratory A major focus for this mobile lab is on decision-making in local contexts. March 19 2019 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/gfar-mobile-experimental-laboratory Building water governance capacity in the EU https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/building-water-governance-capacity-in-the-eu he purpose of this project is to fortify a continuing dialogue around water issues between the EU and Australia. March 10 2019 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/building-water-governance-capacity-in-the-eu Improving groundwater allocation and use in the western USA https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/improving-groundwater-allocation-and-use-in-the-western-usa Key insights include the importance of attending to the development of institutional arrangements that enable individual users to trade water. February 01 2019 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/improving-groundwater-allocation-and-use-in-the-western-usa Climate sharing and energy security https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/climate-sharing-and-energy-security This project is searching for ways to bring investment confidence back to the electricity sector. January 01 2019 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/climate-sharing-and-energy-security Transitioning to a water secure future in the Basin https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/transitioning-to-a-water-secure-future-in-the-basin This study aims to identify and analyse the impediments in water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). January 01 2019 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/transitioning-to-a-water-secure-future-in-the-basin Minimising transaction costs in Murray–Darling Basin water reform https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/minimising-transaction-costs-in-murray-darling-basin-water-reform The objective is to identify the magnitude of costs associated with different categories, and their direction over time, such that insights for other jurisdictions and external parties may be formed. March 19 2018 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/minimising-transaction-costs-in-murray-darling-basin-water-reform Adapting for an uncertain future: farmer behaviour in water-stressed basins https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/adapting-for-an-uncertain-future-farmer-behaviour-in-water-stressed-basins This project aims to develop a greater understanding of farm behaviour and adaptation to water stress, to allow a new approach to water policy in a range of water catchments. January 01 2018 Reena H Narinder Singh https://www.adelaide.edu.au/global-food/research/adapting-for-an-uncertain-future-farmer-behaviour-in-water-stressed-basins