Integrating Environmental Water Research Across Multi Scales and Disciplines
Water is our most precious natural resource. All human activities, from agriculture and industrial processes to domestic uses, depend on water of sufficient quantity and quality. This is also true for natural ecosystems. In contrast to highly visible water quantity stressors, such as flash floods and prolonged droughts, changes in water quality are often more gradual and more difficult to detect, and their cumulative impacts more difficult to predict and manage. Water quality deterioration, however, poses more pervasive and chronic risks to the economy, human health and the ecological life-support systems of the planet.
Water quality degradation is a global phenomenon. In Canada, for example, harmful and nuisance algal blooms are a persistent problem for many freshwater bodies, including the iconic Laurentian Great Lakes, while many of our First Nations communities still live under drinking water advisories. Globally, awareness is also growing that climate change adaptation must be an integral part of planning and implementing effective water management policies and practices.
For general inquires about the Ecohydrology Research Group, please email ecohydrology@uwaterloo.ca.
News
ERG Members Participate in the 2024 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Conference
ERG members Amir Reshadi and Dr. Jovana Radosavljevic participated in the 2024 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Conference, held on October 7th in Toronto.
Philippe and Fereidoun attend the 2nd GEMM workshop in Waterloo
Philippe and Fereidoun participated in the Global Environmental Measurement and Monitoring (GEMM) workshop on Advancing Technology for Environmental Measurement held at the University of Waterloo on October 1.
Philippe attends the National Freshwater Data Strategy Workshop
Philippe recently took part in the National Freshwater Data Strategy Workshop, hosted by the Canada Water Agency (CWA) on September 25–26 in Burlington, Ontario.
Events
Ecohydrology Seminar Series
On October 31st Dr. Anh Pham from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will be presenting "How Current Analytical Methodologies Affect Our Ability to Investigate the Occurrence and Fate of Forever Chemicals (PFAS)" as part of the Ecohydrology Seminar Series.
World Wetlands Day 2025
World Wetlands Day (WWD) is celebrated each year on February 2nd, which marks the day when the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. The Convention is an international government agreement acknowledging the importance of wetlands and plays a central role in the wise use and conservation of these critical ecosystems. To learn more about the Convention, visit: www.ramsar.org