Materials Engineering Solutions for Tomorrow's Water Resources

这项建议涉及发展由知识管理系统提供信息的先进技术，以确保继续向澳大利亚提供高质量的饮用水。这一点尤其重要，因为我们看到气候变化和极端天气变化带来的灾难性后果，比如最近在维多利亚州和昆士兰州看到的集水区、水质和供水的影响。对于希望过上健康和富有成效生活的澳大利亚人来说，充足的水资源在数量和质量上都是严峻的挑战，需要工业、政府和研究提供者之间进行合作，如本文所建议的那样。

This proposal concerns the development of advanced technologies informed by knowledge management systems to ensure the continued provision of high-quality drinking water to Australian. This is particularly important as we see the impacts from climate change and extreme weather variability with catastrophic consequences such as recently seen in Victoria and in Queensland on water catchments and water quality and supply. The challenges of adequate water resourcing, both in quantity and quality, for Australians who wish to lead healthy and productive lives are serious and require collaboration between industry, government and research providers such as is proposed here.