Dams Are Not The Smart Way To Secure Water For Agriculture
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 07:40
in Earth & Climate
The Ord River dam, completed in 1971, formed Australia's largest artificial lake in the far north west. Graeme Churchard/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SABy Willem Vervoort, University of SydneySome 27 irrigation and dam projects are highlighted in the green paper for agricultural competitiveness released this week by agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce. read more