Tag: blue economy
Blue Economy: The challenges with protecting source water
What started as a discussion on protecting our source water became a deep dive into how climate change is impacting quality freshwater sourcing in...
Blue Economy: Implementing green infrastructure
Take a quick scroll through the news or social media and you’re likely to see the term green infrastructure making an appearance somewhere on...
Blue Economy: Advancing municipal co-digestion projects
Many stakeholders recognize that the amount of greenhouse gas emissions entering the atmosphere needs to be limited, if not reduced, given the negative implications...
Blue Economy: Tackling plastics in freshwater
There has been a significant amount of focus on the plastic that ends up in our oceans. At the same time, we need to...
Students on Ice Foundation and Miawpukek Horizon announce new partnership
The Students on Ice Foundation (SOI) and Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. have announced a new three-year partnership for SOI to charter the Polar...
New partnership to build Canada’s Blue Economy workforce
ECO Canada has announced a new partnership with the Future Skills Centre to support Canada's Blue Economy workforce.
“This project will support Canada’s emergence as...
Blue Economy: Innovating in the blue economy
Innovation is a term that is widely used in the water industry when talking about technologies, processes, and projects. Although the term is used...
Blue Economy: Ensuring reliable access to safe drinking water
In Canada, managing drinking water supplies properly requires coordination among multiple stakeholders. This is, in part, because there is a shared responsibility between all...
Blue Economy: Strategies for improving workforce diversity
Embracing diversity in the water workforce is more than just a good idea—it is a fundamental necessity.
The water sector employs a diverse range of...
New series on clean growth opportunities related to oceans industries
The Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) has produced and released an information series that explores clean growth opportunities related to oceans industries...
