Wetland Science
CSIRO Research: Water for a Healthy Country
Author: CSIRO
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The Water for a Healthy Country Flagship organises its research around four key issues which collectively address some of the most critical water resource challenges facing Australia. Each theme is designed to capture the triple bottom line character of natural resource management.
RESEARCH THEMES
Urban water: addressing Australia’s urban water challenges
The Water for a Healthy Country Flagship’ Urban Water Theme is conducting research to ensure Australian can meet the demands that climate change and population growth will place on our limited water resources.
WRON: transforming data into knowledge for water managers
Water Resources Observation Network (WRON) technologies are helping to revolutionise Australia’s ability to monitor, forecast and manage water demand, supply, quality and use patterns.
Great Barrier Reef catchment: safeguarding the Reef
The Water for a Healthy Country Flagship is working in the Great Barrier Reef catchment to improve water quality, wetland integrity and fisheries while enhancing agricultural productivity.
Better Basin Futures: research to help manage water in rural Australia
Better Basin Futures research aims to develop tools, knowledge and strategies to predict and assess catchment and water use at the system scale.
RESEARCH OVERVIEWS
River Murray region: supporting a healthy working river overview
The Water for a Healthy Country Flagship is helping governments, industries and communities increase the social, economic and environmental benefits from water use in the River Murray region.
Understanding how climate change affects water supply
Our Water for a Healthy Country Flagship research into climate change and variability will maximise agricultural, urban and ecological water use opportunities.
Science to improve Australia’s irrigation systems
CSIRO’s national irrigation research and development program is addressing a range of issues including water savings, water allocation, groundwater-dependent irrigation systems, irrigation system harmonisation and climate risk management.
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