The Water Justice Podcast

In this episode of riverside chats, Kat Taylor speaks with Hozaus Claire, a Bunuba/Gooniyandi/Walmajarri/ Nyikina artist and community leader from the Kimberley region, and member of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council.Hozaus talks about his life growing up in the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing, WA, where he has gotten to know the ecosystems of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River very well. As a community leader, he enjoys teaching young people how to live off the land by hunting, fishing gathering and cooking the traditional way. Hozaus spent time in Canberra creating art depicting the Martuwarra Fitzroy River, communicating its complexities and hoping to foster a deeper respect for water systems. This podcast was edited by Michael Migali and executive produced by Quentin Grafton, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub at the Australian National University. This episode’s host was Kat Taylor. Music by Serge Pavkin.

In this episode of Riverside Chats, Quentin catches up with a former colleague of his, Dr Pamela Katic. Pamela is the Associate Professor in Economics at the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich. Pamela has travelled extensively, conducting field research in remote locations within the Amazon and in Yukon, Canada. In their chat by the river Thames in London, Pamela discussed the complex water security issues facing remote Indigenous communities, as well as their unique perspectives on the connection between the natural environment and mental health. Pamela also discusses some of the pitfalls of current irrigation technologies and practices and how they can become more effective if we better understand the broader ecosystems that they’re operating within.This podcast was edited by Michael Migali and executive produced by Quentin Grafton, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub at the Australian National University. This episode's hosts are Quentin Grafton and Safa Fanaian. Music by Serge Pavkin.

Quentin Grafton is in Glasgow, Scotland, catching up with two prominent academics within the water space, Professor Cecilia Tortajada and Professor Asit Biswas. Professor Tortajada is from the School of Social and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Glasgow, she is a member of the OECD Initiative on Water Governance and has twice received the Research Excellence Award from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Professor Biswas, a ‘Distinguished Visiting Professor,’ also from the University of Glasgow, has served as a senior public official in Canada, where he received the “Person of the Year” award from the Canadian Prime Minister. Cecilia and Asit discuss the challenges of international and domestic institutions and why inefficient practices still prevail despite not delivering results. They highlight the importance of pragmatism over dogma, separating clashing mandates within institutions to create a system of checks and balances, creating models to fit reality rather than fitting reality into the ‘model’ and for policy makers in offices to experience the reality of the field for themselves.This podcast was edited by Michael Migali and executive produced by Quentin Grafton, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub at the Australian National University. This episode's hosts are Quentin Grafton and Safa Fanaian. Music by Serge Pavkin.

On today’s episode of Riverside Chats, Quentin Grafton speaks with David Hannah, who is a Professor of Hydrology at the University of Birmingham. Professor Hannah is also the Director of the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action and he holds a UNESCO chair in water science. David’s work aims to understand how the water cycle works, how it’s evolving as a result of a changing climate and then using that knowledge to drive meaningful change. David describes how global warming speeds up the global water cycle, which leads to more extreme floods and droughts. He also discusses his fascinating field work in the Himalayas, blending local knowledge and new technologies to help local populations adapt to their evolving natural environment.This podcast was edited by Michael Migali and executive produced by Quentin Grafton, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub at the Australian National University. This episode's hosts are Quentin Grafton and Safa Fanaian. Music by Serge Pavkin.

On today’s episode of Riverside Chats, Host Quentin Grafton is in London, meeting with Professor Robert Costanza, an ecological economist from the University College London, and Ida Kubiszewski, Associate Professor for Global Prosperity, also from University College London. Their work aims to understand how our economic social systems interact with the global water cycle and how such an interdependent relationship can be best managed. They discuss the connectivity of water and ecosystems and the centrality of water to climate change. They also delve into the health of the Thames, the unique ways in which it’s used by the population, as well as what makes it such a remarkable river.This podcast was edited by Michael Migali and executive produced by Quentin Grafton, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub at the Australian National University. This episode's hosts are Quentin Grafton and Safa Fanaian. Music by Serge Pavkin.

Safa and Quentin are very pleased to be joined with Joyeeta Gupta, Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam and Professor of Law and Policy in Water Resources and Environment at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. Professor Gupta is also co-chair of the Earth Commission and she is the latest winner of the the Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific award within the Netherlands. Professor Gupta offers her perspective on the relationship between water security and justice, while discussing the broader structural barriers to progress and why the topic of food should be central to such conversations.

The Water Justice Hub's Quentin Grafton and Safa Fanaian attended the UN Water Conference in New York in March 2023. This second UN water conference sought to unite the world around the water crisis and accelerate action towards water and sanitation for all. Three guests share their reflections about the conference.Guests:Professor Robert Hope, Professor of Water Policy, University of OxfordDr. Nate Matthews, CEO of the Global Resilience PartnershipJacqui Remond is the lead on integral ecology at the Australian Catholic University and a co-founder of the Laudato Si movementThis podcast was edited by Michael Migali and executive produced by Quentin Grafton, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub at the Australian National University. This episode's hosts are Quentin Grafton and Safa Fanaian.Donate to the Water Justice Hub: https://www.waterjusticehub.org/the-water-justice-and-security-endowment-fund/

This episode of the Water Justice Podcast is a collection of stories, recounting events from around regional Australia which received flooding throughout the Murray Darling Basin across 2022 and into 2023. New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia experienced severe flooding in the late spring months in a La Nina event. Recorded at the end of the 2023-2023 Australian summer, five people from different areas along the flooded regions provide their stories from this tragedy. These stories cover how floods have impacted them and their communities as well as their thoughts on how we can learn from these events. Australia's flooding can be a contentious topic and these experiences don't necessarily reflect the thoughts of the Water Justice Hub, but they do account for how people are left feeling in the wake of a disaster like this.GuestsPrue Milgate: Agri-industry advocate, Grain and Livestock Farmer in Serpentine, who received flooding downstream from the Loddon RiverSimone Bailey: Mayor of the Mid Murray council, an area that received flooding from the Murray RiverDallas Tout: Mayor of Wagga Wagga, which received flooding from the Murrumbidgee RiverBill Twigg: Regenerative Agricultural Sheep Farmer who received flooding from the Loddon RiverPaul Haw: First Nations Cultural Heritage Museum caretaker and Local to Boort, a lakeside town that received flooding from the Loddon RiverThis Podcast is hosted by Kat Taylor and Produced by Tim Whiffen of Whimsy Productions for Quentin Grafton, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub, UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance at the Australian National University.Donate to the Water Justice Hub: https://www.waterjusticehub.org/the-water-justice-and-security-endowment-fund/