Inland water

Climate change

Updated projections of climate change in Australia were released in 2015, and are explored in the Drivers and Atmosphere reports.
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South East CoastSouth West CoastSouth Australian GulfNorth Western PlateauMurray DarlingNorth East CoastSouth Western PlateauTasmaniaTimor SeaLake EyreIndian Ocean
Inland water

Water abstraction and interception

Three factors contribute to the risk posed by increasing water abstraction and interception:
2016
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Inland water
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Timor Sea
Inland water

Land and water use and management

Risks from changes to land management arise mainly through potential hydrological and water quality changes, whereas those from water management relate to changes in the timing and nature of flows that may be beneficial or detrimental to aquatic ecosystem health.
2016
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Inland water
Risks
Murray Darling
Argent RM (2016). Inland water: Topics. In: Australia state of the environment 2016, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra, https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/inland-water/topics?framework=471, DOI 10.4226/94/58b656cfc28d1