A new $2.15 million dollar project, led by
CSU researchers, aims to ultimately improve the
lives of millions of people by tackling groundwater over-extraction in Pakistan.
The latest heatwave in south eastern Australia points to the
need for comprehensive government policies and action on climate change, says a CSU expert.
Many city people enjoy living near healthy,
natural rivers, but real estate valuers, town planners and economists find it difficult
to place an economic value on this desire.
Accurately valuing the social benefits and costs of community
changes has proven elusive for policy and economic decision makers until a CSU research project.
Studying science at
Charles Sturt University (CSU) led Ms Bettina Grieve on a two-month adventure tagging fish in the Mekong
River, giving her an appreciation of international scientific collaboration.
A
trial in a paddock at CSU is assessing how new
techniques can lead to more accurate measurements of greenhouse gas emissions in
agricultural landscapes.
CSU research has found a
basic healthy diet can cost up to around a third of some family's income
support payments, shining new light on food stress in western NSW.
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