A new report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified rural areas as key to economic growth in developing countries. “Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda depends crucially on progress in rural areas, which is where most of the poor and hungry live,” said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, in his foreword to the report. Continue Reading
Australian Energy Sector: ARENA and AEMO to fund demand response projects
Demand Response: Helping to secure the grid by 2020. In May, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) launched their so-called demand response program (https://arena.gov.au/). Five months on, ARENA and AEMO have awarded funding to ten pilot projects under the demand response initiative to manage electricity supply during extreme Continue Reading
Measuring Indigenous Outcomes & Expenditure in the Kimberley & Pilbara
A study commissioned by the State Government and carried out by researchers from The University of Western Australia has provided the first detailed analysis of government service provision and expenditure in the Kimberley and the Pilbara and its impact on Indigenous communities. Lead researcher Professor Paul Flatau, Director of UWA Centre for Social Impact said Continue Reading
