Canadian Water Resources Association

Building Capacity for Watershed Stewardship
Regina, Saskatchewan
November 2^nd and 3^rd, 2004

On November 2-3, 2004, the CWRA - Saskatchewan Branch hosted the Building Capacity for Watershed Stewardship Workshop in Regina.  The workshop was the second in a series of workshops focused on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The first workshop explored the meaning of IWRM and identified its status in Canada through presentations focused on its scientific, institutional and policy aspects and presented case studies illustrating IWRM initiatives being undertaken across the country.

The 2004 workshop explored watershed stewardship from strategies to actions. Papers from the workshop are presented below. To access a pdf of a presentation, click on the link.

Building Local Capacity for Water Management. Rob de Loe, University of Guelph

National Policy Recommendations and Suggested Actions to Advance Watershed Stewardship. Aileen Anderson. National Watershed Stewardship Coalition.

Getting Serious About Building Capacity for Integrated Watershed Stewardship - the Do’s and Dont’s of Past Endeavours. Mike Romaine. Chair, BC Watershed Stewardship Alliance.

Building Capacity for a Community-led Watershed Monitoring Program: An Example from Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Bob Springer, Swift Current Creek, Watershed Stewards Inc.

Beginning at the Beginning: Developing a Capacity Building Strategy from Scratch for Manitoba Water Stewardship. Roger Schroeder. Manitoba Water Stewardship

The Bras d’Or Stewardship Society: An Approach to Watershed and Water Protection in Nova Scotia. Pat Bates. Chairman, Bras d’Or Stewardship Society

DFO’s Stewardship in Action Initiative. Rick West and Kim Ogilvie. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Small Basin Hydrological Modelling based on the Experience of Research Observations: the Cold Regions Hydrological Model. Brenda Toth. National Water Research Institute

South Tobacco Creek - A Collaborative Effort in Watershed Research. Jim Yarotski, PFRA

Linking Science and Local Knowledge: Case Studies from Canada’s East and West. Kelly Vodden. SFU Centre for Coastal Studies.
1.) Unamaki Institute of Natural Resources. Albert Marshall, Elder, Eskasoni Mi’kmaq First Nation
2.) Cooperative Ecosystem Studies in the Indian Bay Watershed. Winston Norris, Indian Bay Ecosystem Corporation.
3.)Building Stewardship Capacity in the Nimpkisk Watershed. Bertram Svanik. Namqis First Nation and Nimpkisk Resource Management Board

Capacity Building within the Canadian Water Resources Association. Bruce Davison, National Water Research Institute

The Role Project WET can Play in Building Capacity for Watershed Stewardship. Pauline Nystrom, Project WET

Seven Lessons Learned in Watershed Management. Dennis O’Grady. South Nation River Conservation Authority

The ZIP Program: Building Capacity for Stakeholder Participation in the Protection, Rehabilitation and Sustainable Development of the Saint Lawrence River. Nicolas Audet. Strategie Saint-Laurent

Building Capacity among Shoreline Groups through the Living by Water Project. Margaret Skeel, Nature Saskatchewan.

Building the Foundation for Watershed Stewardship. Ross Macdonald, Saskatchewan Watershed Authority

Capacity Building in IWRM: News Methods for Assessing the Performance of Water Suppliers. Steven Renzetti, Brock University