Sustainable farming and groundwater behaviour in a climate-stressed world. Climate change will continue to affect farming globally. Water use by farmers, in addition to other activities, will need to

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Sustainable farming and groundwater behaviour in a climate-stressed world. Climate change will continue to affect farming globally. Water use by farmers, in addition to other activities, will need to adapt and become more sustainable. This project seeks to further understand the drivers of farm adaptation in Australia, especially groundwater use and managed aquifer recharge, and to compare with farm adaptation in the south-western United States and New Zealand, countries that also face significant transitional issues. Increased groundwater use in many regions requires society to consider new water sources, historical water allocations, and behavioural change among farmers, and to understand the relationship among farmers’ climate change attitudes, risk perceptions and sustainable farm production decisions.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3801 - Applied Economics. Lead: Prof Sarah Wheeler