Adapting Urban Water Systems to a Changing Climate: Lessons from the Millennium Drought in Southeast Australia

Australia’s Millennium Drought transformed how Melbourne, a city of 4 million people, secures and uses its water resources. By thriving in the face of drought, Melbourne’s example provides valuable lessons for other major metropolitan areas around the worldin particular, those located in the Southwest region of the United Statesthat face long-term reductions and increased variability in their water supply.