Our award-winning range of postgraduate education programs, online courses, short courses, executive professional development courses, and custom courses for organisations use innovative, problem-based and experiential educational approaches, to build the capacity of future water leaders.
Our organisational partnerships are highly collaborative and our solutions are designed to provide practically-focused input while building the institutional capacity of the partner organisation.
We lead whole-of-water cycle, transdisciplinary and collaborative research activities, which address current and emerging water issues to influence water management and policy, education and leadership.
The Australian Water Research Facility (AWRF) was a research partnership between AusAID and the IWC for water and development issues in the Asia Pacific region.
Carrard, N, Pedi, D, Willetts, J & Powell, B 2009, ‘Non-government organisation engagement in the sanitation sector: opportunities to maximise benefits’, Water Science and Technology, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 3109-3119.
Speldewinde, PC, Cook, A, Davies, P, Weinstein, P 2009, ‘A relationship between environmental degradation and mental health in rural Western Australia’, Health and Place, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 865-872.
Conference papers and presentations
Bunn, SE 2009, ‘Balancing water needs for humans and nature’, Keynote address – AWA Specialty Conference: Sustaining the Rivers and Reservoirs, paper presented at Australian Water Association Specialty Conference, Canberra, 17 November, 2009.
Bunn, SE 2009, ‘Global indicators of river health: mapping threats to humans and nature’, paper presented at the Launch of the International Water Centre Knowledge Hub for Healthy Rivers and Aquatic Ecosystems, Gold Coast, Australia, 4 November, 2009.
Carrard, N, Pedi, D, Willetts, J & Powell, B 2008, ‘Non-government organisation engagement in the sanitation sector: opportunities to maximise benefits’, paper presented at IWA Conference: Sanitation Options in the Asia Pacific, Hanoi, Vietnam, 18-20 November 2008.
Chan, T, Powell, B, Hoverman, S & Ross, H 2008, ‘Participatory approaches in developing a model to assist water resource management in a catchment in the Solomon Islands’, in Sànchez-Marrè, M, Béjar, J, Comas, J, Rizzoli, A & Guariso, G (eds), Proceedings of the iEMSs Fourth Biennial Meeting (iEMSs 2008), International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 850-857.
De Lacy, I, Hoverman, S, Ross, H, Chan, T and Tari, G 2009, ‘Preparing communities for IWRM in Vanuatu’, paper presented at 12th International RiverSymposium, Brisbane, Australia, 21-24 September, 2009.
Hoverman, S, Ross, H, Chan, T & Powell, B 2009, ‘Communicative action in community participation: Toward catchment management’, paper presented at 12th International RiverSymposium, Brisbane, Australia, 21-24 September, 2009.
Hoverman, S, Ross, H, Powell, B & Chan, T 2008, ‘Kongulai Risk Assessment through Cooperation and Problem Solving’, paper presented at Pacific Hydrological Cycle Observing System (Pacific HYCOS), 2nd Steering Committee Meeting, Niue, 23-24 July, 2008.
Powell, B, Chan, T, Hoverman, S, Ross, H & Pedi, D, 2007, ‘Conceptualising a catchment: Interdisciplinary research assisting management of the Kongulai catchment, Solomon Islands’, paper presented at 10th International Riversymposium, Brisbane, Australia, 3-6 September, 2007.
Powell, B, Ross, H & Chan, T 2006, ‘Integrated Water Cycle Management: the approach of the Australian Water Research Facility’, paper presented at South Pacific Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) Science, Technology and Resources (STAR) Conference, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 21 September, 2006.
Ross, H, Hoverman S, Chan T, Powell B, and De Lacy, I 2009, ‘A systems framework for integrated water resource management’, paper presented at International Society for Systems Sciences, Brisbane, July, 2009.
Vörösmarty, CJ 2009, ‘Humans transforming the global water system: what does this mean for nature?’, paper presented at DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference 2, Biodiversity And Society – Understanding Connections, Adapting To Change, Cape Town, South Africa, 14 October, 2009.
Vörösmarty, CJ 2009, ‘Water-linked threats to humans and biodiversity: RiverSymposium themes on the world stage’, paper presented at 12th International RiverSymposium, Brisbane, 22 September, 2009.
IWC & ISF 2008, NGO Partnerships and Capacity Building in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector: Strategic Approach and Investment Options. Part 1: Strategic Approach for NGO Engagement, Final report prepared for AusAID.
IWC & ISF 2008, NGO Partnerships and Capacity Building in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector: Strategic Approach and Investment Options. Part 2: Review, Analysis and Investment Options by Country, Final report prepared for AusAID.
IWC & ISF 2008, NGO Partnerships and Capacity Building in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector: Strategic Approach and Investment Options. Part 3: Capacity Development and State/Local Government and Utility Partnerships, Final report prepared for AusAID.
Chan, T 2009, ‘Catchment-based research to Inform Policy Makers and Managers’, presented at Integrated Catchment Management for Sustainable Water Use in Response to Climate Change, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, Australia, 1-2 September, 2009. Presentation for Indonesian (Institut Pertanian Bogor and the University of Palangka Raya), Vietnamese (Viet Nam National University Hanoi), and Indian (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) university counterparts, as well as additional Australian and international experts, managers and policy-makers.
Chan, T, 2009, ‘Integrated Catchment Management’, presented at Integrated Catchment Management for Sustainable Water Use in Response to Climate Change, Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Bogor, Indonesia, 29 April – 1 May. Presentation for academics at Institut Pertanian Bogor and University Palangka Raya.
Hoverman, S 2007, ‘Sustainable Integrated Water Resources and Wastewater Management Project in Pacific Island Countries’, Raffles Tradewinds Hotel, Suva , Fiji Islands, 5-8 November, 2007. Presentation to SOPAC.
Hoverman, S 2009, ‘Tools & Methods for Assessing Water Management Risks: Relevance to a Changing Climate in Vanuatu, Cairns’, Queensland, 25 October, 2009. GEF International Waters IWC5 Pre-conference workshop presentation.
Hoverman, S & Maehaka, M 2007, Catchment Risk Assessment: Interdisciplinary Research Assisting Management of the Kongulai Catchment, Solomon Islands, Nadi, Fiji, November, 2007.
Powell, B 2007, ‘Development work and research: Experiences from Solomon Islands’, Griffith University EcoCentre, Brisbane, Australia, 21 July, 2007. Presentation to Engineers Without Borders Development Pathways workshop.
Powell, B, ‘Conceptualising a catchment: Interdisciplinary research assisting management of the Kongalai Catchment, Solomon Islands’, The Greek Club, Brisbane, Australia, 8 October, 2007. Presentation for Australian Water Association technical seminar series.
