Senior Fellow, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environment Law, University of Melbourne
Erin is a water policy and governance specialist. She has worked in environmental management and water governance since 2003, as both a private consultant and with the Victorian Government. Erin developed state environmental water policy on new environmental water organizations (such as the VEWH), water trading, water market rules and using the water market to achieve environmental outcomes. Erin is currently a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School, where she is completing her PhD on the implications of using a corporation to hold and manage environmental water, in particular, the governance challenges of delivering both independence and accountability in managing such a precious public resource.
Giving environmental water to drought-stricken farmers sounds straightforward, but it's a bad idea
Sep 18, 2018 12:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack last week suggested the government would look at changing the law to allow water to be taken from the environment and given to farmers struggling with the drought. This is a bad...
Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets
Dec 01, 2016 19:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
For over a decade, Australian state and federal governments have used water markets to manage water resources. Although there remains room for improvement in terms of environmental outcomes, water accounting accuracy, and...
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