Friday, October 10, 2025
Canada welcomes the world for COP15 to protect nature
Montréal – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was in Montréal to welcome delegates from around the world to the 15th meeting of the Conference of…
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Minister Guilbeault’s statement on Canada’s position and achievements on climate change at COP27
Gatineau, QC – “Canada and nearly 200 other countries have reached agreement on the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, the next step forward for climate ambition…
FCM at COP27: Canada’s municipalities lead the way on climate adaptation and emissions reduction efforts
The President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Taneen Rudyk, issued the following statement at the close of the United Nations climate change conference…
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault laying groundwork at COP27 ahead of COP15
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) winds up, Canada is urging the international community to continue collaborating to address…
COP 14 honours 25 newly accredited Wetland Cities
Geneva – Parties at the Convention on Wetlands’ 14th Conference of the Parties or COP14 celebrated this year’s 25 accredited Wetland Cities at a dedicated ceremony.…
The International Red River Watershed Board to monitor key nutrients to help reduce the impact of harmful blooms in the Red River basin
To continue improving water quality in the Red River basin, including downstream in Lake Winnipeg, the governments of Canada and the United States approved four…
Applications open for IWA-Grundfos ‘Youth Action for SDG 6’ Fellowship
The International Water Association (IWA) and Grundfos Youth Action for SDG6 Fellowship will mobilise twelve Young Water Professionals (YWPs) from around the globe to actively participate in…
York U researchers’ revamped AI tool makes water dramatically safer in refugee camps
Toronto – A team of researchers from York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and Lassonde School of Engineering have revamped their Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) with multiple innovations that will…
Canada will contribute to NASA’s international Atmosphere Observing System
Ottawa – The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, has announced that Canada will contribute to the Atmosphere Observing System (AOS) mission…
West Coast leaders double down on bold actions to fight climate crisis
San Francisco – In the latest of several climate partnerships among Pacific Coast governments, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signed a new Statement of…
Foresight Canada and Water Alliance enter international partnership to accelerate Canadian and Dutch water tech innovation
Foresight, Canada’s cleantech accelerator, is proud to announce a historic international partnership with Water Alliance, an established global cluster located in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Their new partnership…
World Water Congress: Connecting politics and practice key for acting on climate change and SDGs
Copenhagen, Denmark – The International Water Association’s World Water Congress & Exhibition, underway in Copenhagen, Denmark, has hosted a High-Level Summit, connecting leading figures from…
IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen talks smart, livable cities
Copenhagen, Denmark – Leading figures in the global water community are gathered in Copenhagen Denmark, 11-15 September 2022, at the International Water Association’s World Water…
Managing microplastics: The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup
The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater system on the planet, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s surface fresh water. Variations in lake depth,…
USask researchers explore how floods and droughts are challenging science and society globally
In a new paper published in Nature, a team of University of Saskatchewan (USask) and international researchers presented their findings from a global investigation to determine…
State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report and 2022 Progress Report of the Parties showing continuing restoration of the Great Lakes
Gatineau, QC – Environment and Climate Change Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency jointly recently published two reports required under the Agreement: the State…
Research: Water resources to become less predictable with climate change
Water resources will fluctuate increasingly and become more and more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere by later this century, according…
Research: Lakes in hot water, climate change creating a cauldron of issues
As intense heatwaves grip the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Portugal, at times exceeding temperatures 40C, as well as parts of North America and Asia,…
Global water basins’ hotspots prioritize areas under threat: USask research
Recent studies involving a University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher show where groundwater is becoming less available globally, but less work has been done to understand…
Bi-national Circular Great Lakes strategy and action plan released by CGLR
Chicago, IL – The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), as part of its Circular Great Lakes initiative, released an innovative five-year circular economy strategy and action plan…
Canada-California Climate Action and Nature Protection Partnership
The world’s leading climate scientists have made it clear – our window to avoid the worst impacts of climate change is narrowing faster than expected,…
A sustainable, resilient, and equitable future through the Sustainable Development Goals
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, issued the following joint statement on building a sustainable, resilient, and equitable…
Canada and India sign MOU to establish stronger cooperation on environmental protection and climate action
Stockholm – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Bhupender Yadav, India’s Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,…
Ministers Guilbeault and Wilkinson advance climate action, energy security and environmental protection at G7 Ministerial
When it comes to keeping our air clean and protecting our planet, the world can’t afford to take a step back. As the G7 Climate,…