Research

The One Basin CRC brings researchers together with industry and regional communities in order to address the most critical water challenges for the Murray-Darling Basin.

A healthy, resilient and sustainable river system is crucial for the future of Murray-Darling Basin communities and Australia. With a purpose of growing value from water in a changing world, the One Basin CRC is collaboratively working towards solutions that will support and reduce the Basin’s exposure to climate, water and environmental threats, and build capacity to adapt and thrive with shifting global drivers. 

Through consultation with our partners, our three interlinked research programs have been established to tackle the major agriculture-water challenges identified.

Programs

Program 1

Foresight and Decisions

We empower people to make better decisions in a complicated, changing world.

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Program 2

Technology and Opportunity

We apply new technology and improve infrastructure to build resilience and help rural communities adapt to change.

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Program 3

Adaptation and Innovation

We train future leaders in research, business, community and government – and we support regional communities to grow.

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Challenges

In collaboration with our partners during early stages of the CRC, together we identified and distilled the four most critical water challenges for the Murray-Darling Basin that formed the intial foundation of our areas of focus and research programs.

Challenge 1

Building capacity to respond to climate change together

We are co-developing, demonstrating and scaling the tools and processes for partners and communities to confront climate change projections of a hotter, more variable future and co-design transition options that support productive, resilient and sustainable regions.
Challenge 2

Realising value from digital technologies to support the irrigated agriculture sector

We are enhancing the value and adoption of digital technologies on farm and across the value chain to enable end-users to capture value from those technologies and boost profitability, sustainability and resilience of their businesses.
Challenge 3

Enhancing water supply systems to deliver for multiple uses.

We are developing  water infrastructure policy, design and operation options that allow water supply operators to increase the capacity of their water supplies to meet multiple water uses.
Challenge 4

Realising value from and within rural industries and communities

We are increasing value from the implementation of sustainable, resilient and inclusive strategies and innovations, through development of innovation knowledge and networks, market awareness, design, access and development and strengthening social licenses.

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