Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Exploring new opportunities to strengthen water security
The Town of Thorsby and the County of Wetaskiwin, Alberta announced the exploration of a new collaborative effort aimed at enhancing water services and ensuring…
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Improved water security is coming to the Sunshine Coast
Crucial conservation upgrades are being developed to solve the heightening water crisis due to drought on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast after an investment of more than $117 million from the…
Sophisticated tools enable USask researchers to advance water security, human health
Three University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been awarded $430,000 in total by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help purchase cutting-edge equipment that…
CDP Reports Record Disclosures as Corporate Environmental Action Rises
Over 10,000 companies, cities, states, and regions reported data on water security, climate change, and deforestation in 2020 through global environmental non-profit CDP. This is…
Okanagan Water Board Opens Grant Program with Focus on Water Security
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications for its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program. With $350,000 available, applicants that…
Global Water Futures Announces New Projects to Advance Water Security
The Global Water Futures (GWF) program, led by the University of Saskatchewan (USask), is investing $2.5-million in 12 projects that will advance water security across…
USask and Indian Institute of Science Sign MOU to Advance Water Security
The University of Saskatchewan and the Indian Institute of Science have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner for five years on joint research, training,…
Water Contaminants Jeopardize First Nations Food Security
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the University of Ottawa, and Université de Montréal released the draft results of the 10-year First Nations Food, Nutrition…
Global Water Futures Hosts Forum on Water Security
Experts from across Canada gathered in Ottawa on April 11, 2019 for a forum hosted by Global Water Futures on water security to discuss solutions…
CDP Releases A List of Corporate Action on Climate, Water, and Forestry
CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, has released its ranking of the top global corporations in terms of their impact on climate change, water, and…
Research Finds Current Reporting Belies Wildfire Impacts on Water Security
New research from Utah State University argues that the modern focus of wildfire trend reports underestimate the threats to water security. Dramatic increases in wildfire…
WEF Report on Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies for the Blue Economy
A report from the World Economic Forum last month has provided a road map for the future of the blue economy. Harnessing the Fourth Industrial…
Diversion of Water from Apex River to Lake Geraldine Underway in Iqaluit
Iqaluit has undertaken a project to divert water from the Apex River to its water supply in Lake Geraldine. This is an emergency measure after…
Iqaluit City Council Takes Action on Water Supply Concerns
Last week, Iqaluit’s city council was updated on the city water supply and other water related issues, including the proposed amendment of bylaw 200, which…
Iqaluit City Council Acts on Looming Water Supply Issues
As Water Canada reported last June, Nunavut faces a water security crisis. In his third term, Iqaluit city councillor Joanasie Akumalik has renewed city council’s…
UN Agency Releases Sustainable Agriculture Guidance Document
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has released a set of twenty inter-connected actions designed to show the impact sustainable agriculture…
Global Water Partnership Position Paper on Engaging the Private Sector
Global Water Partnership (GWP) has published a discussion paper, Engaging the Private Sector in Water Security, which aims to recognize the importance of including the…
A New Baseline for Water Infrastructure Risk in Canada
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, Public Safety Canada, and Dalhousie University released a study yesterday assessing the risks and level of preparedness to water…
United Nations Calls for Fundamental Shift in Global Water Management
In advance of World Water Day 2018 and the launch of the Water Action Decade 2018–2028, the United Nations and its High Level Panel on…
B.C. Announces Independent Scientific Review of Hydraulic Fracturing
The British Columbia government is moving forward with an independent scientific review of hydraulic fracturing to ensure it is meeting the highest safety and environmental…
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…
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…