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 Items tagged: climate changeItems Found: 12Ontario Too Slow: ECO's Annual ReportNovember 29, 2011 - 1:46 pm Ontario's Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province's pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report, titled Engaging Solutions, Gord Miller says there's no shortage of talk about the problems such as climate change, waste... How-To StrategiesAugust 8, 2011 - 9:02 am Canada’s water resources scientists and engineers generally agree that climate change will have an impact on our water; however, we have not incorporated climate change assessments into many of our water management efforts. Will the water levels in the Great Lakes decline? Will the rivers of the Prairies... Categories: Features IBC and FCM Announce Watershed AwardsFebruary 11, 2010 - 3:52 pm The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), in partnership with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), this morning announced the Watershed Awards, a new annual awards program to recognize Canadian municipalities that have taken proactive measures to reduce their vulnerability to storm and... Global Water Experts to Meet in CanadaJanuary 5, 2010 - 9:42 am More than two dozen leading United Nations water experts will convene in Hamilton, Ontario from February 2-4 to plan fresh strategy for a coordinated approach to the global water crisis that increasingly threatens both human health and international security. At its first-ever meeting in Canada, the... Categories: International, News, Ontario WWF Releases Rivers at Risk ReportOctober 16, 2009 - 8:14 am Our friends over at WWF-Canada have released a new report, Canada's Rivers at Risk: Environmental Flows and Canada's Freshwater Future (pdf here). The report claims that Canada’s fresh water is in jeopardy due to the effects of climate change and growing water demand. The report uses a scientific... April 29, 2010: Engineering in a Climate of Change: Making the Lakes Great, a North American SymposiumJuly 20, 2009 - 11:46 am Toronto, ON Website: Click here. Categories: Events Interview: Dr. Joe MacInnisMarch 30, 2009 - 12:07 pm "Water has been my life in a different way than for most people. I have lived inside of it." In 1969, Dr. Joe MacInnis, one of the world's foremost underwater explorers, installed Sublimnos—the first underwater habitat under ice—in Lake Huron at a depth of ten metres. The "underwater classroom"... Categories: Features Interview: Dr. Rob de LoëMarch 12, 2009 - 1:09 pm 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 drinking water? Dr. Rob de Loë thinks it's an issue of capacity. Dr. de Loë will be speaking as part of Elmvale Foundation's World Water Day celebration... Categories: Features Climate Change Will Decrease Alberta’s Water Supply: ReportFebruary 10, 2009 - 9:47 am With available fresh water resources expected to decrease as a result of climate change, Alberta faces the challenge of meeting its growing demand for water in a sustainable manner, according to a new report by the Pembina Institute. "We need to plan ahead and consider the impact that climate change... Categories: National, News, Western Canada Yellowknife Summit Draws Concerns on WaterNovember 6, 2008 - 12:50 pm Aboriginal leaders, scientists and environmental activists from across Canada are talking this week about water quality at a national summit in Yellowknife, reports CBC News. More than 100 delegates gathered for the Dene Nation's National Environment and Water Summit to discuss issues such as the... Categories: News, Northern Canada Advertisement
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