Researchers and policymakers from across the Great Lakes basin came together in Waterloo to discuss the current state and future approaches to integrated lake-watershed models, and how these models can inform science policy. Representatives from academia, governments and consultants from both the United States and Canada participated.
Group photo of participants of the Integrated Lake-Watershed Modelling Workshop held at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.
The workshop, hosted by Lake Futures, began with a keynote presentation from Don Scavia titled “Using multiple watershed and lake models to guide setting and achieving nutrient loading targets”, highlighting the value of multiple models, suites of best management practices, and broad stakeholder engagement in research.
Don Scavia, University of Michigan, giving the opening keynote at the Integrated Lake-Watershed Modelling Workshop.
George Arhonditsis, University of Toronto, giving the evening keynote presentation focused on lake modelling.
The day continued with speaker sessions and panel discussions highlighting research on both watershed modelling and lake modelling, including presentations from Lake Futures researchers Nandita Basu, Philippe Van Cappellen and Serghei Bocaniov.
George Arhonditsis concluded the day with an engaging dinner talk on lake modelling titled “Castles built on sand or predictive limnology in action? Designing the monitoring-modelling-assessment cycles of adaptive management”.
Brad Bass, Environment and Climate Change Canada, giving a talk on models, policy and adaptive management in the Lake Erie Basin.
Nandita Basu and Nancy Goucher facilitating workshop group discussions.