Vector-borne diseases and water sensitive urban design Exploring the climate impact on mosquito habitats and disease spread Aitken Creek. Photos: Melbourne WaterBackground Climate change affects multiple aspects of urban water management. An emerging public health issue relates to vector-borne diseases and the potential connection between water sensitive urban design (as breeding habitat), mosquitoes (as vectors) and climate change (changing the …
Protecting headwater streams: Ideas for Aitken Creek Identifying novel solutions to protecting headwater streams under pressure from new urban development Aitken Creek. Photos: Melbourne Water We are working with Melbourne Water, the University of Melbourne and Alluvium to develop guidance that can be applied at various scales and across jurisdictions. Background Headwater streams – the starting point of all river …
Valuing Green–Blue Infrastructure Understanding the social and environmental values of green and blue infrastructure Sub-regional boundaries We are working with Perth’s Water Sensitive Transition Network to put environmental, social and economic values on the benefits of green and blue infrastructure in Perth and Peel. GREEN–BLUE ASSET WORKSHOP REPORTBackground Lower rainfall over the past 40 years has significantly affected stream flows …
Resilient Urban Centres and Surrounds (RUCaS)For climate resilient communities, environments, and economies in the Greater Mekong region.PublicationsCase studiesEventsToolsTeam English Nature-based Solutions offer a wide range of benefits to growing urban communities to help build resilient urban centres and surrounds.Get in touchIf you have any questions, contact us at info@wscaustralia.org.auOur future is urbanCities in the Mekong region are growing rapidly. By …
Understanding WSC lifecycle costs Better investment planning and budgeting for WSC infrastructure We are working with partners in Victoria and Western Australia, and Water Sensitive SA to improve understanding and use of lifecycle costs information of WSC infrastructure. Practitioners will be able to use this information to compare the real cost of smaller scale water sensitive investments with larger scale …
Building community water literacy Creating engaged communities who actively participate in decision making about water We are working with Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub to develop and test practical strategies to develop and evaluate engagement activities that help build community water literacy. Background Water literacy refers to the community’s knowledge of water and understanding about how their actions can …