Australian Dryland Salinity Assessment 2000
Australian Dryland Salinity Assessment 2000 is Australia's most comprehensive dryland salinity assessment. It:
- better defines the area at risk and the impact of Australia's dryland salinity;
- projects likely increases in dryland salinity to 2050, assuming a continued rate of increase and no change to water imbalance;
- classifies hydrogeological landscapes and explains differences in responses across catchments, both in terms of developing the dryland salinity problem and the implications for salinity management;
- reports on management options and their feasibility across the differing hydrogeology of the Australian landscapes;
- highlights where trade-offs will be required between salinity management and living with salt; and
- identifies key components of a monitoring program, to track changes in salinity impact over time and evaluate effectiveness of investment in management.
The National Land and Water Audit's Australian Natural Resources Atlas provides access to summary data and information at national and State scales as well as an access point to project documentation underpinning this summary report.
A list of contributing projects is provided in the bibliography and further information at the end of this report.
Australian Dryland Salinity Assessment 2000 was prepared in partnership with:
National Dryland Salinity Program
Supported by Land & Water Australia; Grains Research and Development Corporation; Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation; Murray Darling Basin Commission; Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia; National Land and Water Resources Audit; CSIRO; State Governments of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia
New South Wales
Department of Land and Water Conservation
Victoria
Department of Sustainability and Environment
Queensland
Department of Natural Resources
Western Australia
South Australia
Primary Industries and Resources South Australia
Tasmania
Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment
Northern Territory
Department of Lands, Planning and Environment
Murray Darling Basin Commission
Commonwealth
CSIRO Division of Land and Water
Table of Contents for the Australian Dryland Salinity Assessment 2000
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