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New! July 2007
The Awards Committee is pleased to receive nominations for the forthcoming Ven Te Chow Lecturer at the IWRA Triennial World Congress to be held in Montpellier in September 1-4, 2008. This Award recognises leadership and excellency in the field of water resources by long-standing members of IWRA. The Winner will be announced in the World Water Day, March 22, 2008.
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February 2006
The final synthesis report on Prairie Water Strategies - Innovations and Challenges in Strategic and Coordinated Action at the Provincial Level has been posted. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have each articulated a water resources management strategy to help address challenges within their provincial jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction is currently grappling with the inherent challenges of this process including leadership, planning, implementation, monitoring, learning and adapting, multi-level coordination and participation. This synthesis report provides an in-depth study of the common challenges and innovations in these aspects of water management and the findings constitute a pragmatic toolbox.
December 2005
The International Joint Commission (IJC) released a on strengthening capacities in watersheds to prevent and resolve transboundary disputes. The report “A Discussion Paper on the International Watersheds Initiative” proposes that the IJC's boards in three watersheds - the St. Croix River (Maine and New Brunswick), the Red River (Minnesota, Manitoba and North Dakota) and the Rainy River, including the Rainy and Namakan lakes (Ontario and Minnesota) - be the testing grounds for the development of the IJC's Watersheds Initiative. Creating local solution-building capabilities will represent a significant investment in the management of the shared and precious water resources of Canada and the United States. The IJC looks forward to discussing these ideas and to moving forward on this initiative with the two federal governments.
December 2005
Videos for presentations to the Prairie Water Policy Symposium: “From Cumulative Threats to Integrated Responses” are now posted. The Symposium was hosted September 22-23, 2005 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The Symposium reviewed biophysical stresses on the prairies; recognized innovations and challenges in water management strategies; examined best practices and new tools for water resources management; and identified critical issues in managing the transition to integrated water resources management.
November 2005
In recent years, there is greater appreciation of the need to involve the society in the process of decision-making and increasing their resilience against flood hazards. However, flood management has often been dealt with through engineering interventions without wider consultations and without involving communities in the decision-making. It is with this background that the advocacy paper on Social Aspects of Integrated Flood Management is being developed. This paper by the WMO and Global Water Partnership, Associated Programme on Flood Management, will address social and cultural factors that influence the flood management decisions and the way society can participate in flood management planning and reduce its vulnerability adopting community level approach at various stages of risk management cycle.
November 2005
An Introduction to Climate Change Canadian Perspective is available online. The report is an introduction to the science of climate change summarizing our understanding of the issue and the Canadian response. The report also examines the many possible impacts that a warmer climate will have on Canada and the World.
Water in the West: Under Pressure. Fourth Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources. The Honourable Tommy Banks, Chair. The report notes that “the threats to water availability and quality are real and are particularly evident in the West. … These emerging challenges need to be addressed head on, and soon.”
October 2005
’Water for Life: Report on Implementation Progress of Albertas Strategy for Sustainability. Learn more about the outcomes, and the specific actions that will be taken in the short-, medium- and long term to achieve them, and what progress is being made. The actions for each outcome are organized according to the three areas of focus.
October 2005
Review of Implementation Progress of Water for Life 2004/2005. The Alberta Water Council was appointed in May 2004 to provide direction and advice to the government, stakeholders and the public around the province's Water for Life strategy. The Alberta Water Council undertook its own independent review of the water strategy’s first year of implementation. In its report, the Council applauds a strong first year and presents a number of recommendations for the Alberta Government in 2006.
September 2005:
A Preliminary Survey of Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Treated Municipal Wastewaters and Receiving Rivers of Alberta. Alberta Environment. Results of this study indicate that many of the 105 compounds that were tested for occur with some regularity in wastewater effluents and can be detected in the associated receiving waters.
May 9, 2005
The Urban Water Demand Management (UWDM) team at the University of Victoria's POLIS Project on Ecological Governance is pleased to announce the release of: At a Watershed: Ecological Governance and Sustainable Water Management in Canada. Through detailed case studies and innovative practices from around the world, At a Watershed reveals models and best practices that can be adapted in Canada. This report outlines the enabling environment that fosters long-term, integrated and comprehensive water management where ecosystem health and social sustainability take the primary role.
November 30 2004
The Fraser Basin Council released The State of the Fraser Basin Report: Sustainability Snapshot 2. The report examines 17 key sustainability issues and profiles issues of concern in each of the fiver Fraser Basin regions.
November 28, 2004
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment Canada and the University of British Columbia released their final report “Expanding the Dialogue on Climate Change and Water Management in the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia”. The report examines the implications of climate change on the Okanagan’s water resources.
November 28, 2004
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment Canada and the University of British Columbia released their final report “Expanding the Dialogue on Climate Change and Water Management in the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia”. The report examines the implications of climate change on the Okanagan’s water resources.
April 2004
Current Status of National Efforts to Move Towards Sustainable Water Management Using an IWRM Approach. An Informal Stakeholder Baseline Survey prepared by the Global Water Partnership
March 22, 2004
Water for People, Water for Life. The first edition of the World Water Development Report is now available online. The report is a periodic, comprehensive review giving an authoritative picture of the state of the world's freshwater resources, and aiming to provide decision-makers with the tools for sustainable use of our water. The first edition was launched on World Water Day 2003
March 22, 2004
Threats to Water Availability in Canada. The Threats to Water Availability in Canada peer-reviewed scientific assessment highlights the need for urgent and sustained action on a number of fronts to ensure Canadians' future access to adequate supplies of good-quality fresh water. See CWRA News Release
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