Tag: Global Water Futures
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...
Health Threat from Blue-Green Blooms Extends Beyond Single Toxin
As blue-green algae proliferates around the world, a University of Saskatchewan researcher cautions that current municipal drinking water monitoring that focuses on a single...
Canada Falling Short of U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals: Report
Canada could lead the world in helping to achieve water sustainability but is falling short of reaching the goals set out by the United...
USask Water Scientist, John Pomeroy, Awarded Royal Society Medal
John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), has been awarded one of Canada’s top...
New Research to Determine if Fish in Northern Ont. Communities is...
University of Waterloo researchers are working with the Fort Albany First Nation, a subarctic community in northern Ontario, to answer one of the most...
Global Water Futures Funds Water Project for Ont. First Nations
Global Water Futures has announced funding for a new research collaboration between McMaster researchers and traditional knowledge holders on Six Nations of the Grand...
Citizen Science Water Research in Canada’s North
Two Wilfrid Laurier University-led citizen science research projects are set to receive funding from Global Water Futures. The projects will help monitor changes that...
COSIA Director Joins Wilfrid Laurier Water Initiative
Kelly Munkittrick has been named Wilfrid Laurier’s executive director of cold regions and water initiatives, a newly created position within the university.
A former director of monitoring with...
A Vision for Canada as a Leader on the Global Water...
On this most important anniversary for our country, we have opportunity to reflect upon the role water has played in shaping our identity. When...
Laurier-led Northern Water Futures to Study NWT Sustainability
Researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University will be leading a large, multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional team studying the sustainability of water in the Northwest Territories through the Northern...
