The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the ‘social cost of water’ concept won’t work

Access to safe, clean water is a basic human right. But water scarcity or barriers to access can cause conflict within and between countries. Fights over water can be expected to intensify as the world warms, evaporation increases and rainfall becomes less predictable. So we’ll need to work even ha...

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Main Authors: Wheeler, Sarah Ann, Ringler, Claudia
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: The Conversation 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131127
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description Access to safe, clean water is a basic human right. But water scarcity or barriers to access can cause conflict within and between countries. Fights over water can be expected to intensify as the world warms, evaporation increases and rainfall becomes less predictable. So we’ll need to work even harder to resolve disputes and share this precious resource.
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spelling CGSpace1311272025-02-24T06:49:01Z The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the ‘social cost of water’ concept won’t work Wheeler, Sarah Ann Ringler, Claudia global warming moisture conservation rainfall water water scarcity water rights water governance Access to safe, clean water is a basic human right. But water scarcity or barriers to access can cause conflict within and between countries. Fights over water can be expected to intensify as the world warms, evaporation increases and rainfall becomes less predictable. So we’ll need to work even harder to resolve disputes and share this precious resource. 2023 2023-07-12T20:20:43Z 2023-07-12T20:20:43Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131127 en https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01564-2 Open Access The Conversation Wheeler, Sarah Ann; and Ringler, Claudia. 2023. The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the ‘social cost of water’ concept won’t work. The Conversation. First published online on July 2, 2023. https://theconversation.com/the-murray-darling-basin-shows-why-the-social-cost-of-water-concept-wont-work-205571
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moisture conservation
rainfall
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water scarcity
water rights
water governance
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Ringler, Claudia
The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the ‘social cost of water’ concept won’t work
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title_short The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the ‘social cost of water’ concept won’t work
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moisture conservation
rainfall
water
water scarcity
water rights
water governance
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