John Kandulu
Environment Institute
Division of Research and Innovation
Born in Malawi, John has over 15 years of work experience as an applied economist in education, not-for-profit and government sectors focusing on natural resource management policy design and evaluation. He has contributed to projects addressing aid for development programs, policy-, program- and project impact evaluation, food and water security, biosecurity, renewable energy policy, outreach services and water quality management. John applies various analytical techniques to inform policy- and investment decisions, including evaluating the effectiveness of new policy-, program- and project options, and the expected net return on prospective investment options. He is familiar with various analytical techniques and software, including cost benefit analysis, spatial data analysis, econometric analysis, investment risk analysis, optimisation and data visualisation. John’s current research area of interest is design and evaluation of effective diversity and inclusion policies to inform inclusive natural resource management.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing Senior Research Economist University of Adelaide 2020 - 2022 Senior Research Economist BDO EconSearch 2007 - 2018 Research Analyst Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra 2005 - 2008 Associate Lecturer (Level A) University of Adelaide, Adelaide 2005 - 2007 Research Analyst Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Chichewa; Chewa; Nyanja Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Shona Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2015 - 2022 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2005 - 2008 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia MA Econ 2003 - 2005 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia B Econ -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Kandulu, J. M., Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, A., & Connor, J. D. (2025). Mobile Technology and Gender: A Pathway to Increased Yield and Farm Profit for Smallholder Farmers in Bangladesh. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 70018-1-70018-13.
2025 J., K. (2025). Carbon pricing: Approaches, lessons and recommendations for blue carbon in Vietnam.
2024 Kandulu, J. M., Wheeler, S., & Kingsford, R. (2024). Dams, dams and more dams: issues in evaluating business cases for dam expansion in Australia. Environmental Research Communications, 6(10), 12 pages.
2024 Kandulu, J. M., Zuo, A., Wheeler, S., Dusingizimana, T., & Chagunda, M. G. G. (2024). Influence of climate-smart technologies on the success of livestock donation programs for smallholder farmers in Rwanda. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 29(3), 24-1-24-27.
Scopus22023 Tefera, Y., Soebarto, V., Bishop, C., Kandulu, J., & Williams, C. (2023). A Scoping Review of Urban Planning Decision Support Tools and Processes That Account for the Health, Environment, and Economic Benefits of Trees and Greenspace. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(1), 48-1-48-29.
Scopus6 Europe PMC12021 Wheeler, S. A., Zuo, Z., & Kandulu, J. (2021). What water are we really pumping? The nature and extent of surface and groundwater substitutability in Australia and implications for water management policies. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 43(4), 1550-1570.
Scopus10 WoS52020 Tam, M., Capon, T., Whitten, S., Tapsuwan, S., Kandulu, J., & Measham, P. (2020). Assessing the economic benefit of area wide management and the sterile insect technique for the Queensland fruit fly in pest-free vs. endemic regions of South-east Australia. International Journal of Pest Management, 69(`1), 1-17.
Scopus4 WoS12020 Tapsuwan, S., Capon, T., Tam, M., Kandulu, J., Measham, P., & Whitten, S. (2020). Willingness to pay for area-wide management and sterile insect technique to control fruit flies in Australia. International Journal of Pest Management, 66(4), 351-367.
Scopus5 WoS32020 Kandulu, J., Wheeler, S., Zuo, A., & Sim, N. (2020). The impact of microcredit loans on school enrolment in Bangladesh. Journal of Development Studies, 56(9), 1725-1744.
Scopus9 WoS42019 Dandy, G. C., Marchi, A., Maier, H. R., Kandulu, J., MacDonald, D. H., & Ganji, A. (2019). An integrated framework for selecting and evaluating the performance of stormwater harvesting options to supplement existing water supply systems. Environmental Modelling and Software, 122, 13 pages.
Scopus20 WoS132018 Kandulu, J., Thorburn, P., Biggs, J., & Verburg, K. (2018). Estimating economic and environmental trade-offs of managing nitrogen in Australian sugarcane systems taking agronomic risk into account. Journal of Environmental Management, 223, 264-274.
Scopus17 WoS10 Europe PMC42017 Kandulu, J., Hatton MacDonald, D., Dandy, G., & Marchi, A. (2017). Ecosystem service impacts of urban water supply and demand management. Water Resources Management, 31(15), 4785-4799.
Scopus7 WoS52017 Kandulu, J. M., & Connor, J. D. (2017). Improving the effectiveness of aid: an evaluation of prospective Mekong irrigation investments. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33(2), 270-291.
Scopus12 WoS62015 Bryan, B. A., Huai, J., Connor, J., Gao, L., King, D., Kandulu, J., & Zhao, G. (2015). What actually confers adaptive capacity? insights from agro-climatic vulnerability of australian wheat. Plos One, 10(2), 20 pages.
Scopus31 WoS24 Europe PMC72014 Connor, J. D., Kandulu, J. M., & Bark, R. H. (2014). Irrigation revenue loss in Murray-Darling Basin drought: An econometric assessment. Agricultural Water Management, 145, 163-170.
Scopus16 WoS122014 Kandulu, J. M., Connor, J. D., & MacDonald, D. H. (2014). Ecosystem services in urban water investment. Journal of Environmental Management, 145, 43-53.
Scopus33 WoS25 Europe PMC42013 Bark, R. H., Peeters, L. J. M., Lester, R. E., Pollino, C. A., Crossman, N. D., & Kandulu, J. M. (2013). Understanding the sources of uncertainty to reduce the risks of undesirable outcomes in large-scale freshwater ecosystem restoration projects: An example from the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Environmental Science and Policy, 33, 97-108.
Scopus21 WoS192013 Kandulu, J. (2013). Are we risking too much? Estimating the risk-mitigating benefit of urban water supply augmentation options. Water Science and Technology Water Supply, 13(2), 531-540.
Scopus4 WoS22013 Kandulu, J. M. (2013). Quantifying the extent to which enterprise mix diversification can mitigate economic risk in rainfed agriculture. AUSTRALASIAN AGRIBUSINESS REVIEW, 21, 14 pages. 2012 Kandulu, J. M., Bryan, B. A., King, D., & Connor, J. D. (2012). Mitigating economic risk from climate variability in rain-fed agriculture through enterprise mix diversification. Ecological Economics, 79, 105-112.
Scopus52 WoS462011 Bryan, B. A., & Kandulu, J. M. (2011). Designing a Policy Mix and Sequence for Mitigating Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution in a Water Supply Catchment. Water Resources Management, 25(3), 875-892.
Scopus60 WoS432009 Bryan, B. A., & Kandulu, J. M. (2009). Cost-effective alternatives for mitigating Cryptosporidium risk in drinking water and enhancing ecosystem services. Water Resources Research, 45(8), 13 pages.
Scopus28 WoS212009 Bryan, B. A., Kandulu, J., Deere, D. A., White, M., Frizenschaf, J., & Crossman, N. D. (2009). Adaptive management for mitigating Cryptosporidium risk in source water: A case study in an agricultural catchment in South Australia. Journal of Environmental Management, 90(10), 3122-3134.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2019 Parry, H., Capon, T., Clarke, A., Crisp, P., Hulthen, A., Kandulu, J., . . . Williams, D. (2019). Area-wide management guidelines for Sterile Insect Technique developed through interdisciplinary modelling research. In 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Role of Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2019 (pp. 652-657). online: QUT.
DOI Scopus22017 Kandulu, J., Thorburn, P., Biggs, J., & Verburg, K. (2017). Estimating economic impacts of controlled release fertilisers in sugarcane systems: An economic risk case study analysis. In 39th Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, ASSCT 2017 (pp. 251-262). online: ASSCT.
Scopus4- Understanding hydrological processes at a remote mountainous continuous permafrost watershed in a changing environment (n.d.). In El Sawah, S. (ed.) MODSIM2019, 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2024 Li, Y., Yu, J., Gai, K., Liu, B., Xiong, G., & Wu, Q. (2024). T2VIndexer: A Generative Video Indexer for Efficient Text-Video Retrieval.
DOI Scopus12023 Hancock, J., Abdul Halim, S., Kandulu, J., Masson, V., & Wagner, L. (2023). Understanding the implications of a Renewable Gas Target for Australia’s gas networks. https://www.futurefuelscrc.com/publications/. 2023 Kandulu, J., & Soebarto, V. (2023). Estimating the net benefit of street trees in Greater Adelaide Metropolitan, Australia. University of Adelaide Environment Institute.
DOI2022 Wheeler, S. A., Seidl, C., Tingey-Holyoak, J., Zuo, Z., Xu, Y., & Kandulu, J. (2022). The economics and financial benchmarking of Riverland Grape production, and potential benefits of Vitivisor technology (Sep 2022). School of Economics and Public Policy, University of Adelaide. 2021 Kandulu, J., Bailey, H., & Magnusson, A. (2021). Economic contribution of recreational fishing by Queenslanders to Queensland. 2021 Crase, L., Kishore, A., Jahangir, A., Cooper, B., Connor, J., & Kandulu, J. (2021). Institutions to support intensification, integrated decision making and inclusiveness in agriculture in the East Gangetic Plain. 2013 Dandy, G., Ganji, A., Kandulu, J., Hatton MacDonald, D., Marchi, A., Maier, H., . . . Schmidt, C. E. (2013). Managed Aquifer Recharge and Stormwater Use Options: Net Benefits Report (Technical Report Series No. 14 / 1). Goyder Institute for Water Research. 2011 Connor, J., Banerjee, O., Kandulu, J., & Bark, R. (2011). Socioeconomic implications of the Guide to the proposed Basin Plan–methods and results overview. -
Theses
Year Citation 2022 Kandulu, J. (2022). Improving the social welfare of rural households in South Asia and Africa through effective rural development interventions. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).
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