Tag: water security
Sophisticated tools enable USask researchers to advance water security, human health
Three University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been awarded $430,000 in total by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help purchase cutting-edge equipment...
CDP Reports Record Disclosures as Corporate Environmental Action Rises
Over 10,000 companies, cities, states, and regions reported data on water security, climate change, and deforestation in 2020 through global environmental non-profit CDP. This...
Okanagan Water Board Opens Grant Program with Focus on Water Security
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications for its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program.
With $350,000 available, applicants that...
Global Water Futures Announces New Projects to Advance Water Security
The Global Water Futures (GWF) program, led by the University of Saskatchewan (USask), is investing $2.5-million in 12 projects that will advance water security...
USask and Indian Institute of Science Sign MOU to Advance Water...
The University of Saskatchewan and the Indian Institute of Science have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner for five years on joint research,...
Water Contaminants Jeopardize First Nations Food Security
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the University of Ottawa, and Université de Montréal released the draft results of the 10-year First Nations Food,...
Global Water Futures Hosts Forum on Water Security
Experts from across Canada gathered in Ottawa on April 11, 2019 for a forum hosted by Global Water Futures on water security to discuss...
CDP Releases A List of Corporate Action on Climate, Water, and...
CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, has released its ranking of the top global corporations in terms of their impact on climate change, water,...
Research Finds Current Reporting Belies Wildfire Impacts on Water Security
New research from Utah State University argues that the modern focus of wildfire trend reports underestimate the threats to water security.
Dramatic increases in wildfire...
WEF Report on Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies for the Blue Economy
A report from the World Economic Forum last month has provided a road map for the future of the blue economy.
Harnessing the Fourth Industrial...
