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Risks and options assessment for decision-making
In an interview, Professor Quentin Grafton discussed the risks and option for decision-making (ROAD) process, as a successful approach for helping communities to deal with complex challenges. This…
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Strategic foresighting to address complex challenges
In his recent interview, Quentin Grafton spoke about how strategic foresight has been used to address challenges around food security. Strategic foresighting seems like a useful way to maximise…
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Learning from the 2008 food crisis: what happened, lessons learned, and ongoing consequences
By Simon Ross, IWCAN In an interview, Quentin Fradton, an economist at the Australian National University, spoke about how a key report created in response to the…
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Change requires a crisis
A quote from Professor Quentin Grafton’s interview about the water-food-energy nexus and addressing wicked problems.
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Any successful endeavour has to be integrated
A quote from Professor Quentin Grafton’s interview about the water-food-energy nexus and addressing wicked problems.
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Resilient decision making: what it is and what value it can provide for global communities
In an interview, Professor Quentin Grafton discussed the importance of resiliency and resilient decision making. This article explores the concepts of resilience and resilient decision making, looking more closely at…
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Incremental improvements
An insightful quote from Professor Quentin Grafton’s interview on the water-food-energy nexus and addressing wicked problems.
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Professor Quentin Grafton interview: the water-food-energy nexus and addressing wicked problems
An interview with Professor Quentin Grafton, an economist from the Australian National University who works at the nexus between food, water, energy, and the environment. Quentin discusses the future…
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Traditional leadership versus role-vested leadership in Pacific communities
In an interview, Peter Sharry, director of Axiom Water Technologies, speaks about how in the Pacific, he finds that often traditional leadership roles carry more weight in the…
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The ‘radical centre’ and how it applies to water management
In an interview, Peter Sharry spoke about radical centrism and how he finds this idea is valuable for his work. This article looks more closely at what radical centrism…
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