EXPERT REACTION: Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission
The findings of the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission set up by the South Australian Governor in 2018 have been made public today. Below experts respond to the Commission's report and recommendations.
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These comments have been collated by the Science Media Centre to provide a variety of expert perspectives on this issue. Feel free to use these quotes in your stories. Views expressed are the personal opinions of the experts named. They do not represent the views of the SMC or any other organisation unless specifically stated.
Professor Michael Stewardson is Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Melbourne
Professor Quentin Grafton is Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance at the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. He is signatory to The Murray-Darling Declaration (https://murraydeclaration.org/) and formerly served as the Chair of the Socio-Economics Reference panel for the Murray-Darling Basin Commission
Associate Professor Willem Vervoort is Associate Professor of Hydrology and Catchment Management at The University of Sydney