由于项目延误、农场和生态系统面临风险,澳大利亚可能错过到2026年实现的主要水恢复目标。 Australia may miss key water recovery targets by 2026 due to project delays, risking farms and ecosystems.

澳大利亚的穆雷-达林盆地面临严重的水资源短缺问题, 穆雷-达林盆地管理局警告说, 由于36个可持续转水限制调整机制项目中的近一半的延误, A major water shortfall looms in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin, with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority warning up to 355 gigalitres of water recovery may not be achieved by December 2026 due to delays in nearly half of 36 Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Mechanism projects. 出现延误的原因是规划繁琐手续、资金缺口、通货膨胀、洪水和流行病的影响。 Delays stem from planning red tape, funding gaps, inflation, floods, and pandemic impacts. 联邦政府依赖州主导的效率项目来避免农民付出昂贵的用水回购,这现在面临风险,有可能进一步引发农业用水回收。 The federal government’s reliance on state-led efficiency projects to avoid costly water buybacks from farmers is now at risk, potentially triggering further agricultural water recoveries. 计划增加的130gigalitre恢复工作受到农业团体的批评,这些团体警告说,已经处于紧张状态的农村社区和工业将遭受经济损害。 The planned additional 130-gigalitre recovery has drawn criticism from farm groups, who warn of economic harm to rural communities and industries already under strain. 虽然一些较小的项目显示出环境进步,但更广泛的拖延威胁着生态目标和农业稳定。 While some smaller projects show environmental progress, broader delays threaten both ecological goals and agricultural stability.