Kat Taylor

Kat Taylor is a Research Fellow at the Australian National University's (ANU) Water Justice Hub within the Crawford School of Public Policy. She holds adjunct status at the University of Notre Dame Australia. Her expertise spans water governance, environmental justice, and decolonization pathways in water policy, particularly in Australia's northern regions and Indigenous communities.

Education: BSc (Hons) Environmental Science and Conservation Biology (Murdoch University), PhD in water security and governance (ANU). Her research focuses on Indigenous water rights, co-governance frameworks, and equitable water access in rural/remote areas. She co-hosts the Water Justice Podcast, amplifying marginalized voices in water policy debates.

Her recent work analyzes water policy gaps in regional Australia, non-market valuation of Indigenous knowledge, and international frameworks aligning with UNDRIP. She advocates for water justice through interdisciplinary approaches blending Indigenous methodologies with Western policy analysis.

Key contributions include studies on the Fitzroy River's governance, cost-benefit analyses for universal water access, and critiques of OECD water governance principles. Her work emphasizes bridging policy and community needs to achieve sustainable, equitable water management.