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CWI team member appointed to mining industry advisory panel

CWI team member appointed to mining industry advisory panel

3 November 2016

Dr Wendy Timms was recently appointed to the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development (IESC).

CWI at IAH 2016

CWI at IAH 2016

6 October 2016

CWI team members presented their research at the recent 43rd annual congress Hydrogeology Congress in Montpellier, France.

Integrated Groundwater Management: Concepts, Approaches and Challenges

Integrated Groundwater Management: Concepts, Approaches and Challenges

5 September 2016

Contributions from the CWI team feature in a new open access book that is among the first to cover hydrogeology, sustainable development, water policy, governance, and management.

Rethinking Water Law and Governance: Successes, Challenges and Future Directions

Rethinking Water Law and Governance: Successes, Challenges and Future Directions

2 August 2016

Outcomes of the recent meeting of water law specialists hosted by the UNSW Faculty of Law and the Connected Waters Research Initiative Research Centre (CWI) have been brought together in a special issue of Environmental Planning and Law Journal (EPLJ).

Bushfire signals identified in cave formations for first time

Bushfire signals identified in cave formations for first time

24 July 2016

UNSW-led scientists studying a cave in Western Australia have shown that stalagmites formed by mineral-rich water drips from the ceiling could help reveal past wildfires that burned above the cave.

New research measures effects of human activities on groundwater systems

New research measures effects of human activities on groundwater systems

21 April 2016

Researchers at the UNSW Connected Waters Initiative (CWI) have developed new methods for measuring how the properties of groundwater systems can be affected by activities such as extraction and mining.

Andy Baker distinguished lecturer at University of Texas

Andy Baker distinguished lecturer at University of Texas

8 April 2016

Professor Andy Baker has returned this week from his visit to the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Australia’s coal mines are pouring methane gas into the atmosphere

Australia’s coal mines are pouring methane gas into the atmosphere

10 March 2016

To better understand why methane is increasing in the atmosphere, over the past three years we have been undertaking extensive measurements of greenhouse gases in the ground-level atmosphere throughout New South Wales and Queensland.

Emeritus Professor Ian Acworth opens the Water Bar in old Paddington Reservoir

Emeritus Professor Ian Acworth opens the Water Bar in old Paddington Reservoir

25 February 2016

A water bar constructed by Sydney-based artist Janet Laurence has been opened in the old Paddington Reservoir in Sydney.

Study into CSG effect on groundwater finds low risk of short-term impacts

Study into CSG effect on groundwater finds low risk of short-term impacts

6 January 2016

ABC News has reported on the new CWI study into coal seam gas extraction and its effect on groundwater in Queensland has found a low risk of any short-term impacts for irrigators using the Condamine Alluvium on the Darling Downs.

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