Thursday, 18 March, 2021 - 16:00 to 17:30
The Australian National University (ANU) College of Asia and the Pacific invites you to In Conversation with Professor Quentin Grafton: Bending towards Water Justice.
Quentin Grafton is Professor of Economics and Chairholder UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance. He is an Australian Laureate Fellow (2020-25), convenes the Water Justice Hub, is the Executive Editor of the Global Water Forum and convenes the Geneva Actions on Human Water Security. His collaborative research, as part of the IWF, is focused on water valuation and water planning in the Northern Murray-Darling Basin.
In conversation with Dr Jason Ketter, Head of Advancement ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Professor Grafton will discuss water justice issues in Australia and overseas with particular attention to Indigenous peoples. It will highlight what is required to achieve water justice in Australia.
POLICY FORUM
The long-term coronavirus challenge
On this episode of
Democracy Sausage, Quentin Grafton and Sharon Friel join Mark Kenny to discuss Australia’s vaccine rollout and dealing with the country’s ongoing healthcare challenges.
While the COVID-19 vaccines approved in Australia are safe, will the government’s current plan provide the necessary herd immunity to allow borders to open? What public health policies will likely have to remain even after the vaccination rollout? And how can governments ensure there is greater equity in Australia’s approach to healthcare in the future? On this episode of
Democracy Sausage, economist Professor Quentin Grafton and health equity and governance expert Professor Sharon Friel join Professor Mark Kenny to discuss Australia’s vaccine plan and ensuring the long-term health of the population. Listen here: https://bit.ly/385rMF2
Written By: lprent - Date published: 9:30 am, February 13th, 2021 - 84 comments
Back in May, I wrote a post “Covid-19: may be endemic“. That is looking like it is more and more likely. The depth of infection in world populations means that recombinant variants are likely. Vaccines and previous immunity will reduce the death rates and infection rates. But won’t stop reinfection. Human behaviour will keep covid-19 as an endemic disease.
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