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 Items tagged: Canadian Water NetworkItems Found: 20Connecting Water Resources: Day OneMarch 1, 2011 - 11:41 am An excellent, neuron-firing launch to CWN's Connecting Water Resources conference this morning. First up, UNU-INWEH's Dr. Zafar Adeel addressed Canada's role in the global water crises, highlighting some of the main issues--drinking water supply and sanitation, shrinking water resources, and degrading... Categories: Blog Canadian Experts Meet in OttawaFebruary 28, 2011 - 12:23 pm Canada’s water experts are now increasingly needed to help countries elsewhere brace for drought, flood and unsafe water problems looming on a 15- to 20-year horizon, says the Canadian Water Network (CWN) as its Connecting Water Resources conference opens today. Canada is well positioned to mobilize... Interview: Jay BhagwanOctober 25, 2010 - 10:35 am Canada has federally funded Centres of Excellence, such as the Canadian Water Network, to help facilitate water research—but how are other countries moving forward? For many years, the South African Water Research Commission (WRC) has employed a unique model for funding research and innovation... Categories: Features December 8, 2010: Protecting the Public Interest in Water: Public Trust DoctrineAugust 24, 2010 - 12:44 pm Webinar Register: 250.721.8189 or hendriks (dot) elizabeth (at) gmail (dot) com SPACE IS LIMITED Speakers Oliver Brandes, Project Leader, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance Randy Christenson, Staff Lawyer, Ecojustice Canada This webinar will examine the legal concept known as the Public... Categories: Events November 10, 2010: Recognizing Aboriginal Water Rights: Toward a New Water Ethic in CanadaAugust 24, 2010 - 12:42 pm Webinar Register: 250.721.8189 or hendriks (dot) elizabeth (at) gmail (dot) com SPACE IS LIMITED Speakers Merrell‐Ann Phare, Executive Director of Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resource Bob Sandford, Canadian Chair of the United Nations International Decade “Water for Life” Decade The... Categories: Events October 13, 2010: The Blue Economy: Understanding the Value in WaterAugust 24, 2010 - 12:39 pm Webinar Register: 250.721.8189 or hendriks (dot) elizabeth (at) gmail (dot) com SPACE IS LIMITED Speakers Dr. Steven Renzetti, Department of Economics, Brock University Anastasia Litner, Staff Lawyer, Ecojustice Canada There is a direct link between water security and the performance of the... Categories: Events September 16, 2010: Implementing Water Policy Strategies: Beyond the Price of PaperAugust 24, 2010 - 12:37 pm Webinar Register: 250.721.8189 or hendriks (dot) elizabeth (at) gmail (dot) com SPACE IS LIMITED Speakers Elizabeth Hendriks, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance Dr. Rob de Loë, Professor and University Research Chair in Water Policy and Governance Representative from FLOW: Forum for Leadership... Categories: Events February 28 - March 3, 2011: CWN — Connecting Water ResourcesJuly 6, 2010 - 10:38 am Ottawa, ON Website: Click here. As awareness of the importance of water to our future grows, so do the challenges of managing this essential resource. However, with challenges can come opportunities for both innovation and action. What is the state of knowledge in water management and what are the... Categories: Events Water at Discovery 2010May 20, 2010 - 12:57 pm "The title of this session is all wrong," said Nicholas Parker at Tuesday's Water is Our Future panel at Discovery 2010. "Water is our present, not only our future." The executive chairman of the CleanTech Group was part of a timely discussion that followed that morning's announcement revealing... Categories: Blog Expanding Their Eco-ImaginationJuly 4, 2008 - 11:11 am As part of an expansion to its "ecomagination" strategy, the General Electric Co. (GE) announced on May 28 that it would reduce its global water use by 20 per cent by 2012, equalling approximately 7.4 billion litres of water saved. According to Kin Warburton, a media spokesperson for GE Canada, the... Categories: Features |
