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Paul Wyrwoll is Research Fellow at the ANU Institute for Water Futures and Crawford School of Public Policy working on the economics and governance of water systems in Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
Paul is an environmental and resources economist whose previous research has encompassed: modelling the regulation of multipurpose hydropower reservoirs; the design and application of water pricing; and the resilience of social-ecological systems under risks and uncertainty. A central focus of his applied research is integrating technical analysis into decision-making.
Previously, Paul was Research Fellow at the ANU Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, General Manager of the Food Energy Environment Water Network, and Managing Editor of the Global Water Forum. He has also worked as a consultant and practitioner on climate change and natural resources management in the Lower Mekong Basin.
Research interests
- The costs, benefits & governance of large water infrastructure developments
- The economic & social costs of poor drinking water quality
- Innovations in environmental regulation and finance
- Application of risk analysis & resilience thinking to water governance
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Researcher's projects
Expertise Areas
- Environmental and Resource Economics
- Water Policy and Management
- Risk Analysis
- Water Pricing
- Water Infrastructure
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Partnering with local communities in regional Australia to increase resilience to flood events
Prinsley, R., Abel, N., Colvin, R., Cork, S., Crimp, S., Croke, B., Doran, B., Grafton, Q., Hay, N., Howden, M., Jakeman, A., McGrath, M., Pearse, R., Pittock, J., Sedighkia, M., Smith, J., Wasson, R., Wyrwoll, P. & Zhu, R.
National Recovery and Resilience Agency
31/07/22 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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Measuring the gaps in drinking water quality and policy across regional and remote Australia
Wyrwoll, P., Manero, A., Taylor, K., Rose, E. & Grafton, Q., 2022, In: n p j Clean Water. 5, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Reforming for resilience: delivering 'multipurpose hydropower' under water and energy risks
Wyrwoll, P. & Grafton, Q., 2021, In: International Journal of Water Resources Development. 38, 6, p. 1032-1061Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Dynamic Water Pricing
Grafton, Q., Chu, L. & Wyrwoll, P., 2020, In: Oxford Encyclopedia of Water, Sanitation, and Global Health. 35Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The paradox of water pricing: dichotomies, dilemmas, and decisions
Grafton, Q., Chu, L. & Wyrwoll, P., 2020, In: Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 36, 1, p. 86-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Water reform for all: a national response to a water emergency
Colloff, M., Connell, D., Daniell, K., Grafton, Q., Guillaume, J., Van Kerkhoff, L., Lal, A., Marshall, V., Tavakoli-Nabavi, E., Pittock, J., Tregoning, P., Williams, J. & Wyrwoll, P., 2020Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report