Murray Darling Case Study of Unsustainable Water Use

The Murray-Darling Basin ,[object Object]

Location ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Land use in the Murray-Darling Basin Dryland crops 10.5% Irrigated Crops 1.8% Dryland Pasture 66.7% Native Vegetation 20.3% Plantation Forests 0.4% Urban Areas 0.3%

Money and the Murray ,[object Object],[object Object]

Agriculture in the Murray-Darling Basin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Urbanisation ,[object Object],[object Object]

Eutrophication ,[object Object]

Land Clearing ,[object Object],[object Object]

Irrigation ,[object Object],[object Object]

Salinity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How salinity occurs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Low water flows ,[object Object],[object Object]

Wetlands Disturbed ,[object Object]

Impact on Lower Lakes ,[object Object]

Political Issues ,[object Object],[object Object]

Climate Change Uncertainty ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Unsustainable Use Source: CSIRO (2008) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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