Science, Technology, Environment & Resources - Internet Resources

Water and Salinity

General

• Coorperative Research Centre for water Quality and Treatment - weblinks - A Comprehesive reference site, providing weblinks to Australian and International water sites - Highly recommended
• 4th World Water Forum, Mexico, 16-22 March 2006
• 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 6-22 March 2009 |

Government policies and programs

• Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• Australian Water Fund Communities Programme
• Australia’s Environment Portal
• Land & Water Australia
• National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
• National Dryland Salinity Program
• National Land & Water Resources Audit
• National Program for Sustainable Irrigation
• National Water Commission

• National Water Initiative

• Riverfestival 2006 and the 9th International Riversymposium
• Wetlands (Environment Australia)
• urbanwater.info

CRC’s related to Water

• Coastal CRC
• Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology
• Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology
• Cooperative Research Centre for Irrigation Futures
• Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment
• CRC Water Forum
• Environmental Biotechnology Cooperative Research Centre (EBCRC)

CSIRO & Flagships - Water

• CSIRO Land and Water
• CSIRO Wealth from Oceans 
• CSIRO Urban Water – Systems and Technologies
• Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
• Water Resources Observation Network an information system that can tell us how much water we have now and expect to have in the future, as well as who is entitled to use it and under what conditions.

Water associations

• Australian Water Association
• Australia Water Partnership

Water catchments

• Catchment Management Links – NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources
• Centre for Groundwater studies
• Murray-Darling Basin Commission
• Riversinfo Australia

• Waterwatch Australia

Water conservation groups

• Australian Society for Limnology
• Savewater.com
• Wetland Care Australia

Industry groups

• Australian Water Service
• GreenPlumbers
• Water Recycle Group Australia Pty Ltd (WRG)
• Water Services Association of Australia

International water sites

• Water Footprint network aims to promote the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide.
• Department of the Interior (US) funding for land and water conservation.
• Environmental data interactive exchange (EDIE) the online community for water, waste & environment professionals.
• International Water Management Institute
• Mekong River Commission - For Sustainable Development
• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
• Water & Nature Initiative
• WaterAid Australia
• WaterMagazine.Com articles, innovations, and policies for integrated management of water in cities
• World Water Council

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