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Australia has experienced several devastating bushfires that have destroyed vast areas of
land and killed millions of animals. The 2019-2020 bushfires were the most severe in
Australia's history, burning over 18 million hectares of land and causing an estimated 1
billion animal deaths. The fires also caused significant economic losses and had a severe
impact on tourism.
Rising sea levels

The Great Barrier Reef, is also under threat due to the warming of the ocean and the
increased frequency of coral bleaching events.
Biodiversity loss is another major issue facing Australia. The country has a high number of
unique and endemic species, but many of these species are threatened or endangered.
Habitat destruction, invasive species, and climate change are the primary drivers of
biodiversity loss in Australia.
Restoring damaged or degraded coral reefs can help rebuild their resilience to bleaching
events. This can involve techniques such as coral propagation, reef restoration, and habitat
enhancement.
Continued research into the causes and impacts of coral bleaching can help inform
management strategies and identify new approaches to address the problem. This can
include research into coral resilience and restoration
When water is hard to access, people must spend long periods of time collecting water. This
means people are not able to attend school or work, impacting both individuals and their
countries. The World Bank estimates that water scarcity can result in GDP losses of as
much as 14 percent.
Industrial agriculture is one of the biggest drains on water resources. Simply switching from
flood irrigation systems to sprinklers or drip irrigation systems could help the agricultural
sector save a large amount of water. When combined with better soil management practices
such as no-till or limited tillage and mulching, which reduces evaporation from the soil, more
efficient irrigation systems can significantly reduce water usage.
Developing water filtration systems
It’s one thing to have access to water, and it’s another to have access to water that is safe to
drink. Effective water filtration systems help ensure freshwater is safe to use. That’s one of
the reasons why companies worldwide are committed to developing sophisticated water
filtration systems that produce purified water free from bacteria, microbes, and other
contaminants, and bringing this clean drinking water to as many schools, hospitals,
workplaces, and homes as possible.
The Driving Reform in the Basin program supports Australian Government contributions to
the operation and water reform functions of MDBA, including those under the Water Act.
In Murrurundi, New South Wales, an array of ten innovative hydro panels extract enough
moisture from the air to supply a school with 1,500 litres of drinking water a month. It’s
estimated that a family could live off three panels and a whole town off 400 panels in what
could prove a viable option for isolated rural areas.
Murray-Darling Basin Plan covering the region responsible for most of Australia’s food
production. Across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and the
Australian Capital Territory, water entitlements were bought from landholders to keep around
60% of the basin’s water for the benefit of the environment and the long-term sustainability
of supply.
Since the late 1980s, an innovative water trading scheme has allowed landowners to loan or
sell their water entitlements on an open market worth billions of dollars. This helps
redistribute water to where it is needed most, including the environment itself.
Perth is now actively replenishing them by pumping 10% of its treated wastewater into
shallow aquifers that naturally filter and store the water until it is needed again. This process
of augmenting freshwater supplies with treated wastewater, called Indirect Potable Reuse,
could be crucial to future proofing urban water supplies. In 2018 recycled water use
increased in most urban centres and although no city directly uses treated wastewater as tap
water, Perth has considered it. With the right technology and safeguards it could bring cities
and homes close to self-sufficiency.

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