Northern Australian Indigenous people are among the most disadvantaged in the nation. Improved socio-economic status depends on access to, and sustainable use of natural resources, including water.
This research examined the potential effectiveness and durability of water markets in tropical Australia, how the transition to market-based allocation interacts with existing institutions, and the potential socio-economic impacts arising from an open trading market.
Scientific Paper
April 2013
Indigenous Values and Water Markets: Survey Insights from Northern Australia (scientific paper)
Nikolakis, W., R.Q. Grafton and H. To. (2013) Indigenous Values and Water Markets: Survey Insights from Northern Australia. Journal of Hydrology 500: 12-20.
Report
March 2011
Assessment of the potential costs and benefits of water trading across northern Australia
Report
August 2010
Stakeholder values and attitudes towards water markets across northern Australia
Report
October 2009
Analysis of institutional arrangements and constraints affecting the establishment of water markets across northern Australia
Info Sheet
July 2009
Water markets
The project was led by Quentin Grafton from the Australian National University.
