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One of the 15 projects under the Basin Condition Monitoring Program is the creation of a social and economic conditions report.

This assessment of social and economic conditions in the Basin was commissioned in mid-2019 by the then Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.

Acid sulfate soils can pose a serious risk to the health of the plants, animals and communities of the Murray–Darling Basin especially during high risk periods such as droughts under low flows and water levels.

Salinity is the concentration of salt in the water or soil. Managing salinity is one of the biggest challenges in the Murray–Darling Basin.

A mass fish death is when many fish die suddenly and unexpectedly. It is more likely to happen in times of flood or drought.

The Lower Darling was subject to tragic fish death events in December 2018 and January 2019. The large fish death events covered a 40 kilometre stretch of the Darling River, downstream of Menindee Lakes.

Dissolved organic carbon-rich water (blackwater) occurs naturally when floods wash large amounts of leaves, grass and other organic material off riverbanks and floodplains into waterways.

Increasing community concern and passion for the banks of the Murray River has sparked a whole-of-river project looking at riverbank erosion, under the Murray–Darling Water and Environment Research Program.

The Advisory Committee on Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences (ACSEES) is an important source of independent, strategic advice to the Murray–Darling Basin Authority. The committee's work helps to ensure the Basin Plan is confidently implemented with the support of robust science and knowledge.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 8 February 2022 by video teleconference. The meeting was chaired by Sir Angus Houston with all members present.