Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Future Food Sustainability
Many things in life are optional, but food isn’t one of them. That’s why the findings of a new research report by the Institute for…
water security
As a Water Crisis Looms in Cape Town, Could It Happen in Canada?
The city of Cape Town, South Africa is under extreme water rationing and heading towards complete depletion of its municipal water supply. When Day Zero—the…
Nova Scotia to Hire a Prosecutor to Focus on Environmental Law
Nova Scotia has announced that the province will soon hire a prosecutor to focus on environmental law, including enforcing protections of the province’s water supply.…
Kainai First Nation Continues Climate Change Adaptation Program
The Province of Alberta will support a partnership between the Kainai First Nation and The Rockies Institute to boost climate change education, research, and planning…
UN Releases Guidelines for Water Data Management Policy
During the 28th UN-Water Meeting held in Rome this week, the Good Practice Guidelines for Water Data Management Policy were officially launched. The guidelines were…
UBCM Endorses Motions to Support Better Water Resource Management
From September 25–29th 2017, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) conducted its 114th convention and voted on a number of resolutions to bring forward…
Report on Source Water Protection, Nutrient Management in Hullcar Valley
A team led by Oliver M. Brandes, co-director of the POLIS project on ecological governance at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies, has…
Rankin Inlet Seeks Proposals to Replace Failing Water Infrastructure
The Government of Nunavut has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to produce a feasibility study to determine solutions for the replacement of aged and failing…
Global Institute for Water Security Receives $1.3m to Develop Sensors
Yesterday, Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced that the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) will receive an investment of over $2.7 million to…
Grant Applications Open for Water Conservation Projects in Okanagan
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its 2018 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program. This is the 13th…
Global Agriculture Intensity Detailed in Interactive Map
A new interactive map released this week provides the highest resolution of agriculture croplands worldwide ever published. The study has the potential to be a powerful tool…
Modelling Land-Human-Water Interactions Globally
Understanding the fine-level interactions between nature and people is essential in determining whether a region will suffer water scarcity in the future. That’s a key…
Millennials Weigh in on Global Challenges
Nearly 50 per cent of the world’s population is under the age of 30. In an effort to understand the beliefs and concerns of Millenials,…
Montreal Improves Source Water Conveyance, Receives $59.8M
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Minister of Public Security, and Minister responsible for the Montréal region, Martin Coiteux, accompanied by the mayor of…
Reframing Water Security for a Human Wellbeing Approach
A recent article published in the journal Water Security, Advancing human capabilities for water security: A relational approach, argues that water security needs to move away…
Statistics Canada Reports on Canada’s Renewable Freshwater and Water Use
A new study from the Canada’s national statistics agency shows that Canada is blessed with a wealth of water resources and that Canadians are doing…
Alberta Passes Motion on Water Security
On December 12, just as the last session of 2016 wrapped up, the legislative assembly of Alberta passed a motion to increase the government’s involvement…
Mapping Global Surface Water
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a study of global surface water and its long-term changes in the science journal Nature. Using…
Ontario Legislature Debates the need for a Groundwater Strategy
On Thursday, the issue of groundwater permits, climate change, water security was the topic of debate between NDP leader Andrea Horwath and Minister of the…
Nestlé Discusses Water Use in Wellington County
As consumers, we expect that when we turn on the tap—whether for drinking, cooking or cleaning—the water will flow. At Nestlé Waters North America, we…
$30M for Water Security Research
Great video with Dr. Howard Wheater, the University of Saskatchewan’s new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security. Water Canada spoke with Dr. Wheater in…
Interview: Dr. Rob de Loë
Over the past two years, hundreds of boil water advisories have been issued in Ontario alone. Why aren’t we providing everyone in Canada with safe…