Nathanial Matthews
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Biography
Nate was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He obtained a BA (Hons) in Political Science from Acadia University in 1999. After graduation he worked and traveled for a year across southern and eastern Africa in various positions including guiding rafting expeditions and volunteering for 3 months in water and sanitation projects in Madagascar. Nate then moved to Japan where he ran a successful small business in accommodation management. In 2006 he sold his business and completed a Masters of International Development and Environmental Analysis (First Class) at Monash University, Australia. During his masters he worked for Oxfam Australia, Greensteps, and Monash University. He then accepted a position as the education and research officer at the International WaterCentre in Brisbane, where he co-coordinated a master of integrated water management, lectured at the University of Queensland, and worked as a consultant in integrated water management projects in Africa and S.E. Asia. He was also a trainer with Greensteps Australia teaching environmental sustainability courses.
Nate is a member of the London Water Research Group and UNESCO Water Culture and Diversity working group.
Nate is a member of the London Water Research Group and UNESCO Water Culture and Diversity working group.
Research
My doctoral research revolves around the water, energy and security nexus. My research focuses on the intensification of hydropower in Mekong subregion of S.E. Asia since 2005. To analyse the drivers and impacts of this hydropower intensification I use a Marxian political ecology approach to explore the economic, political and social forces active in the region. By examining the outcomes of state and private sector investment in hydropower along with the political drivers and social impacts my research aims to be useful for policy makers, NGOs and water managers working with transboundary rivers. The research will be grounded by representative case studies from Lao PDR and Burma.
Supervisors: Dr Daanish Mustafa and Prof Tony Allan
Supervisors: Dr Daanish Mustafa and Prof Tony Allan
Publications
MATTHEWS, N. & Missingham, B. 2009, 'Social accountability and community forest management: the failure of collaborative governance in the Wombat Forest', Development in Practice,19:8,1052 — 1063
Oliver, P., Lant, P., MATTHEWS, N., & Wegener P. 2009, ‘On blending teaching, learning and institutional arrangements: collaboration across four Australian universities in the development and delivery of a Master of Integrated Water Management’ Peer Reviewed Published Conference Paper, Fourth International Blended Learning Conference: “Engaging Students in the Curriculum”
MATTHEWS, N. 2009, ‘Drowning Under Progress: Water and Culture in the Mekong Subregion’ In Johnson, B. R. (Ed.) Water, Cultural Diversity & Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures. UNESCO-IHP, Springer (In Press Due: November 2010)
Cornford, J. & MATTHEWS, N. 2008, ‘Hidden Costs: The underside of economic transformation in the Greater Mekong Subregion’, Oxfam Australia.
Oliver, P., Lant, P., MATTHEWS, N., & Wegener P. 2009, ‘On blending teaching, learning and institutional arrangements: collaboration across four Australian universities in the development and delivery of a Master of Integrated Water Management’ Peer Reviewed Published Conference Paper, Fourth International Blended Learning Conference: “Engaging Students in the Curriculum”
MATTHEWS, N. 2009, ‘Drowning Under Progress: Water and Culture in the Mekong Subregion’ In Johnson, B. R. (Ed.) Water, Cultural Diversity & Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures. UNESCO-IHP, Springer (In Press Due: November 2010)
Cornford, J. & MATTHEWS, N. 2008, ‘Hidden Costs: The underside of economic transformation in the Greater Mekong Subregion’, Oxfam Australia.