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Issues of transparency and accountability for climate finance governance.
- Investor perspective on climate finance: challenges and opportunities and the role of the investment community.
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Guest Speakers:
- Gregory Andrews (Assistant Secretary, Finance, Forests and Development Branch, International Division, Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency)
- Graham Tupper (Director, Transparency International Australia)
- Nathan Fabian (Chief Executive, Investor Group on Climate Change)
- Dr Simon Bradshaw (Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam Australia)
For more information on this or other events in the Sustainability Leadership Series please contact:
United Nations Association of Australia (Vic)
T: (+613) 9670 7878
E: sustainability@unaavictoria.org.au
www.unaavictoria.org.au
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- Graham Tupper (Director, Transparency International Australia)
- Nathan Fabian (Chief Executive, Investor Group on Climate Change)
- Dr Simon Bradshaw (Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam Australia)
For more information on this or other events in the Sustainability Leadership Series please contact:
United Nations Association of Australia (Vic)
T: (+613) 9670 7878
E: sustainability@unaavictoria.org.au
www.unaavictoria.org.au
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2011 was a year of many achievements and a comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date picture of Australia's water resources is emerging.
The report describes our progress towards the Program's ten objectives and answering fundamental questions about Australia's water resources.
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Sustinable water Infrastructure Through Innovative FinancingIwl Pcu
Purpose: To quantitatively understand the future needs for water investment to:
Address U.S. population growth/economic needs, and renew existing aging infrastructure.
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John McLeod, former Principal and Executive Director of Goldman Sachs JBWere, author and independent consultant and researcher for the Philanthropic Services team at JBWere, facilitated our seminar entitled ‘Impact Investing Seminar: Revolutionising capital markets for greater societal gains’ on Thursday 9 October 2014 in Melbourne.
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Simon Gamble, Manager for Hybrid Off-Grid Solutions at Hyrdo Tasmania, presented at our seminar entitled 'Securing Australia's Energy Future: The Challenge' on Friday 15 August 2014 in Melbourne.
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Paul Graham, Chief Economist at CSIRO Energy Flagship, presented at our seminar entitled 'Securing Australia's Energy Future: The Challenge' on Friday 15 August 2014 in Melbourne.
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Samantha Chard, the Assistant Secretary of the Emergency Management Policy Branch at the Attorney-General’s Department, presented at our seminar entitled 'Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Shared Risks to Shared Values: A Business Case' on Tuesday 24 June 2014 in Melbourne.
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Michael Nolan, Global Leader for Climate Adaptation & Resilience at AECOM, presented at our seminar entitled 'Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Shared Risks to Shared Values: A Business Case' on Tuesday 24 June 2014 in Melbourne.
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Kathryn Matthews, Director of the Economic and Infrastructure Advisory Group at Deloitte, presented at our seminar entitled 'Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Shared Risks to Shared Values: A Business Case' on Tuesday 24 June 2014 in Melbourne.
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Megan Bourke-O'Neil, Executive Director of Transport Integration at the Victorian Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure, presented at our seminar entitled 'Sustainable Transport in Victoria: Developing, financing and implementing a state plan', on Thursday 8 May, 2014 in Melbourne.
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Robert Pearce, Executive Director of UITP Australia New Zealand, presented at our seminar entitled 'Sustainable Transport in Victoria: Developing, financing and implementing a state plan', on Thursday 8 May, 2014 in Melbourne.
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Professor John Stanley, Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies of The University of Sydney, presented at our seminar entitled 'Sustainable Transport in Victoria: Developing, financing and implementing a state plan', on Thursday 8 May, 2014 in Melbourne.
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Graham Bonnett, Theme Leader, Advancing Agricultural productivity and Environmental Health, CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, presented at the UNAA Victoria Global Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Seminar held on Tuesday 29 October in Melbourne.
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Craig Chester from Fairtrade Australia presented at the UNAA Sustainable Consumption and Production Seminar held on 27 June 2013 hosted by Russell Kennedy, Melbourne.
Held in support of the United Nations 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, the seminar brought together experts and practitioners from across business, government and civil society to provide a platform for shared learning on integrating sustainable consumption and production measures throughout business operations, relationships and value chains.
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- Craig Chester, Operations Manager Australia, Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand
- Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainability Institute
- Clinton Squires, Australian Managing Director, Interface
More information available at: http://www.unaavictoria.org.au/education-advocacy/masterclasses/sustainable-consumption-and-production-seminar/
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AUSTRALIA HUNTER 54.3
Water security issues for Australia
Source: Chartres C.J. & Williams J., 2006
4. ... of droughts and flooding rains
Last 10 years Last 12 months
5. Water use per capita
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, 2005
9. • Ecosystems services are recognised in the
National Water Initiative via the term
‘environmental and other public benefit
outcomes’
• The NWI Policy Guidelines for Water
Planning advocate the ‘identification of key
environmental assets, and key ecosystem
services and functions to be protected, and
their water requirements’
The National Water Initiative &
ecosystem services
10. • Many public benefits are derived
from aquatic systems. It is
important that these are clearly
recognised to enable the
achievement of sustainable
water use & to avoid unintended
consequences
• An ecosystem services approach
provides a mechanism to be
more explicit about the links &
trade-offs that occur in decision-
making
http://archive.nwc.gov.au/library/waterlines/87
11. Assessing water stress in Australian water systems
• NWI requires that overused systems be returned to
sustainable levels of extraction
• But determining those levels can be challenging
• NWC continues to undertake work in this area
• E.g. http://nwc.gov.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0003/22935/Assessing-
water-stress-in-Australian-catchments-and-aquifers.pdf
12. Trade-offs between environmental and consumptive
benefits from the increasing use of water
BA
Water Stress
Environmental & ecosystem service benefits
Increasing Water Use
Consumptive benefits
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C
As water use increases, consumptive benefits increase, but water stress increases
and ecosystem service benefits decline
13. Knowledge, Data and Information
If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it…
• Extensive efforts in data & information
collection since 2004
• Data collected by the states & territories,
some compiled at national level
• How efficiently & effectively is this
working?
• What is happening with water science?
• Is data collection infrastructure adequate?
14. • Key outcome of NWI requiring all
governments to report annually & publicly
on performance of rural & urban water
delivery agencies
• Large collection of time-series data
allows for analysis to support
comprehensive & effective risk
management systems
• Can be used to identify clear trends in
water management
National performance benchmarking
in the urban and rural water sectors
15. • 2011-12 report is available now at http://nwc.gov.au/publications/topic/national-
performance-reports/urban-2011-2012
• Produced jointly by NWC, state & territory governments & Water
Services Association of Australia
• Covers 80 utilities supplying 18.7 million Australians
• Reports on 150 indicators, with in depth analysis of 30 indicators
• Comprehensive time series data can be used for risk identification
& mitigation
Urban NPRs
Typical residential bill (based on average residential
water supplied), 2007-8 to 2011-12 ($)
16. • Water management shaped by scarce & variable supply
• Current reforms aim to ensure secure, efficient &
sustainable water supply for competing demands
• Understanding & valuing ecosystem services is essential
for business planning, decision-making & risk
management
• NWC continues to work on transparency & assessment
products to improve availability of information for
effective water management
Summary