Karen Hussey is an Associate Professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University (ANU) and an ANU Public Policy Fellow. She undertakes research and teaching related to environmental governance, water and energy policy, climate adaptation, resilience and disaster management, and the links between international trade and environmental regulation. Her most recent books include Environment and Sustainability: A Policy Handbook (with Stephen Dovers, 2013) and Water Resources Planning and Management (with Quentin Grafton, Cambridge University Press, 2011). Karen is program director of the Australia-United States Climate, Energy and Water Nexus Project and a board member for the ANU UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance.

R. Quentin Grafton is Professor of Economics at Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University. He is Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Governance, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy (CWEEP), and Co-Chair of the ANU Water Initiative a transdisciplinary research and education initiative in water resource management. Professor Grafton has over 20 years experience in the fields of agriculture, the environment, natural resources and economics. He is the author or editor of 10 books, more than 80 articles in some of the world's leading journals, and numerous chapters in books.