The following webpage is the final project submission for Cheryl Yip's Geography 355 course. The project topic is on Australia's desertification, and focuses particularly on the Murray-Darling Basin.

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan has remained controversial ever since its introduction in 2012. So, what is it again? A large part of the return flow is through groundwater to the rivers, and this ...

The Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) spans one million square kilometres of Australia's landmass. It is home to 2.3 million people, 40 First Nations groups and 50 native fish species.

Nobody likes the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Paradoxically, that is what gives it the best chance of success. Implementing an environmental reform that is unique in the world for its scale and ...

The aim of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan (MDBP) is to keep enough water in the system to improve the environment, predominantly through water licence buybacks and upgrading infrastructure such as ...

The Murray-Darling Basin is a constantly changing system, both in terms of climate and irrigation. Return flows are one of a number of potential threats to the Basin Plan.

The Murray-Darling Basin has a large geographical area that incorporates the Murray river, the Darling river, and the Murrumbidgee river. The basin spans from the state of New South wales, Vicotira, ...