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Environmental Issues of Murray-Darling Basin
Project Area The Murray–Darling Basin is Australia's largest and most complex river system, with significant environmental, cultural, and economic significance. It stretches over 1 million square kilometres in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory in south-eastern Australia. According to the report from MDBA, the Basin has deteriorated in quality over time due to factors such as increased human usage of the waterways for agriculture, manufacturing, urbanisation and other factors. The Murray–Darling Basin has devised a long-term plan to improve the Basin's health through creating long-term remedies. According to the MDBA’s future plan, adaptive management is the cornerstone of the Basin's water resource management approach. Using Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework as a useful adaptive management tool, characterise the interconnections between society, Urbanisation and the state of the environment, considering the processes that drive change as well as the environmental, social, and economic consequences. Note: Individual Work: Word counts up to 500 (excluding the two figures) Group submission (limited to two participants): Word count upto 750 (excluding the two figures). Show your work plan for a group sunmission, including task division, individual contributions, evidence of contributions, and group meetings. Learning outcome: Distinguish environmental and health implications of emerging environmental issues in Australia and globally Design and apply risk management tools in response to emerging environmental health challenges Apply the DPSIR framework to connect and integrate various environmental, climatic and social elements into environmental decision-making and SDG achievement. This assessment task directly relates to the activities of the first six weeks' learning. You may consider the weekly topic notes and reading materials to align your assignment work within the learning outcome. Activities: Step 1: Research and identify a specific environmental problem of the Murray Darling Basin. Step 2: Conduct a rigorous assessment of the environmental issue identified in the MDB and the interlinkage between the environment and socioeconomic activities using credible sources. Step 3: Using the DPSIR pathway framework, create a clear picture of the pathway (cause-effect link) that can assist MDBA’s future plan and achieving the SDGs. Content of the report: Show the interplay between the environment and socioeconomic activities Using the DPSIR framework, present a simplified cause-and-effect relationship as well as an environmental management plan. Write a descriptive essay about the environmental issue and the proposed solutions that assist in achieving SDG
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The Murray-Darling Basin in
Australia has faced many environmental issues for more than two decades. The
problems include water salinity, death of animal life, blue-green algal blooms,
and erosion. These issues have been influenced by the growing population,
urbanization, and human effort to grow using non-green methods. Due to
increased governmental concern, sustainable development goals were created to
reduce the environmental deterioration of the Murray-Darling Basin. Water
salinity of the basin has been a significant issue, and in response, the
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) created sustainable development goals
which have been at play overtime to reduce this and other deterioration-related
concerns.
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