Water is the most vital resource on Earth and underpins all areas of survival. Over the next ten years, we will need more fresh water to sustain us – even as drought and contamination make our current resources dwindle. How do we protect our most precious resource?

Assoc. Professor Bradley Moggridge is a Kamilaroi Man with over 20 years’ experience in Aboriginal engagement, water & environmental science. Bradley is currently an Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science (hydrogeology & environmental science) P/T PhD candidate at University of Canberra & the Indigenous Liaison Officer for the Threatened Species Recovery Hub.

Warwick Ragg was raised on a farm in the NSW Southern Highlands and has almost 30 years experience in rural and regional advocacy. Prior to joining NFF Warwick had been working in the Commonwealth Government in stakeholder engagement roles and had previously spent a decade with NSW Farmers’ Association and a further decade as chief executive of Australian Forest Growers.

Dr Erin O’Donnell is a water law and policy specialist. She has worked in water management since 2002, focusing on water markets, environmental flows, and water governance. Erin is recognized internationally for her research into the groundbreaking new field of legal rights for rivers, and the challenges and opportunities these new rights create for protecting the multiple social, cultural and natural values of rivers. In 2018, Erin was appointed to the inaugural Birrarung Council, the voice of the Yarra River.

They join our host, Dr Deborah Devis of The Royal Institution of Australia to discuss this key issue.

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