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Bringing ecosystem services into integrated water resources management.

Shuang Liu1, Neville D Crossman, Martin Nolan

  • 1CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

Journal of Environmental Management
|August 1, 2013
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This study introduces an ecosystem service framework for integrated water resource management in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin. It helps balance irrigation needs with environmental health by identifying key benefits and trade-offs.

Keywords:
Ecosystem service indicatorsIntegrated catchment managementInternet surveyNatural capitalRiver basinWater resources accountingWatershed

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Water Resource Management
  • Ecosystem Services

Background:

  • Over-allocation of water resources in the Murray-Darling Basin has led to freshwater ecosystem degradation.
  • Australian Government reforms aim to improve ecosystem health by reducing irrigation diversions.
  • Limited understanding of benefits and trade-offs hinders effective water reform planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and apply an ecosystem service framework supporting integrated water resource management.
  • To identify broader benefits and trade-offs associated with reducing irrigation diversions.
  • To provide a decision support tool for sustainable water allocation.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a multi-criteria decision analysis for ranking ecosystem service provision potential at a river basin scale.
  • Conducted public surveys on ecosystem service management priorities.
  • Integrated survey results with spatially explicit indicators of ecosystem service provision.

Main Results:

  • Identified sub-catchments with significant synergies and trade-offs in ecosystem service provision under water reform.
  • The framework highlights areas for improved water allocation decision-making.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed ecosystem service framework effectively supports integrated water resource management.
  • This approach can aid sustainable water allocation between irrigation and environmental needs.