Join us for a new webinar series highlighting state-of-the-art water valuation practices in Canada and identifying practitioners’ demand for information about the value of water.
The webinar series targets anyone from academia to non-government agencies and practitioners who are interested in better understanding the value of water in Canada from a broad social science perspective, and how this value is captured, acknowledged and integrated in Canadian water policy and decision-making.
The webinars take place once per month, on a Wednesday, and start at 9:00 am PST / 12:00 pm EST.
Please register for the webinars below individually. Once you've registered, you will receive a Zoom invitation and a reminder 24hrs before the webinar.
Upcoming Talks
Measuring Quebecers' preferences for surface water quality
April 13, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Jie He, Professor, Department of Economics, Université de Sherbrooke
Understanding value: What makes water worth caring about and why money is a necessary but insufficient measure
May 11, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Robin Gregory, Professor Emeritus, Decision Research, Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia Canada & Institute for Resource and Environmental Sustainability, University of British Columbia

Water ecosystem service valuation for watershed security – information gaps and policy needs
June 15, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Marian Weber, Chief Environmental Economist and Unit Head, BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategies
Valuation of water quality in Canada: An overview of the upcoming policy needs and challenges
July 6, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Jean-Michel Larivière, Senior economist, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Insights into social and cultural values for water from community engaged research
August 3, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Lori Bradford, Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
Canada’s water resources: How valuable are they?
September 14, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Robert Smith, Principal, Midsummer Analytics

The influence of catch and non-catch related factors on the value of recreational fishing in Ontario
October 12, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Len Hunt, Research scientist, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry

Learning about water values through behaviour
November 9, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Patrick Lloyd-Smith, Professor, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan

Flood risks and household responses
December 7, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Diane Dupont, Professor, Department of Economics, Brock University
Past Talks
What is Canada’s water worth?
March 16, 2022 - 12:00 p.m. EST.
Roy Brouwer, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo
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