CAPIM is a consortium of world class researchers from The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Water, DPI (Vic), RMIT, and EPA (Vic).
The research and training mission of the CRC is to continuously improve irrigation policy, tools and practices to make irrigation more sustainable.
eWater CRC is developing technologies and knowledge that will enhance the ability of the water and catchment management sector to make management decisions that are cost-effective, transparent, and scientifically defendable.
Future Farm Industries CRC (FFI CRC) is playing a crucial role in developing new farming systems and technologies that will improve the resilience of Australian broadacre agriculture to climate change, climate variability and drought while improving productivity and sustainability.
This research program is aimed at answering some of the key questions concerning the hydrologic and geomorphic response of native and planted forests to growth, disturbance by fire and forest operations, and climate drivers.
This website - smartgardenwatering.org.au - will calculate the amount of water your garden needs through the year, and help you produce a watering schedule. It will also help in planning for a water tank to replace mains water for all or part of your garden.
MSE Research provides vision, leadership and support for Engineering research activities by focusing efforts on problems of global importance, increasing multidisciplinary opportunities and significantly expanding our partnerships with industry.
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The scarcity of water and the competing claims for access to it has steered research towards the objective of reducing demand. Improving water efficiency requires research into: emerging technologies and design; planning, forecasting and analysis; benchmarking, monitoring and evaluation; price reform and innovations such as smart metering; and training and capacity building, especially in developing and emerging economies. It is also recognised that demand management and efficiency opportunities have been taken up to a much greater degree in the water sector than the transport or electricity sectors, and that all sectors can learn from the combined experiences of implementing demand management and efficiency measures.
Research Partners & Collaborators: National Water Initiative, Murray Darling Basin Authority, Birchip Cropping, Bureau of Meteorology, Universities of Birmingham, UNSW, Universitas 21, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Sustainability & Environment, Smart Water Fund (Southeast Water Ltd).
Water for human use must be drawn or diverted from environmental flows. The ecology of catchments, groundwater and rivers is under various threats in large areas of Australia. The Australian Centre for Environmetrics (ACE) is modelling water cycle management to research environmental impacts and of their consequences. This is placing greater reliance on statistical modes of inference, analysis, and interpretation.This theme includes topical research e.g., desalination. Leaders include Prof Scales and A/Prof Downes, Walsh and Kolev.
Research Partners & Collaborators: Melbourne Port Authority, Department of Sustainability and Environment, University of Edinburgh, Monash University, Smart Water Fund, Victorian Water Trust
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