http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/kevin-parton/ Professor Kevin Parton has research interests in both agricultural and health economics. He is a Strategic Professor in the Institute for Land, Water and Society at Charles Sturt University. Previous positions include: Director of the Centre for Health Research and Development, at the University of New England, Australia; Head of School,  University of Guelph, Canada;  Foundation Dean, Faculty of Rural Management, University of Sydney, Australia. Research Focus: Economics of climate change policy, and social and health aspects of adaptation to climate change. Economic, social and environmental trade-offs for the Murray-Darling Basin. He has completed research projects in a number of countries including the EU, Australia, Canada, Ethiopia, Kenya, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Thailand, and Papua New Guinea. In 1992 he won the Sir John Crawford Award for extension of research methods in agricultural research institutes in Papua New Guinea. Professor Parton has published over 100 internationally refereed journal articles. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Murray-basin-plan-is-nobodys-darling/ The Murray-Darling Basin Authority Draft Plan, released yesterday, includes a reduction in water use of 2,750 gigalitres per year, compared to 2009 baseline diversions. So there will now be extra 2,750 GL/y in environmental flows. Does this give the right balance? The candidates for the biggest loser are (1) the irrigators, (2) the Basin communities and (3) the environment. The extra environmental flow is estimated to lead to a reduction in irrigated agricultural production of about 11%. But the irrigators won’t be the big losers because they will be compensated by the water buyback scheme. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Kevin Parton) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Murray-basin-plan-is-nobodys-darling/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Murray-basin-plan-is-nobodys-darling/#item7256 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:44:39 +0000 Kevin Parton | Author bios | The Punch