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There are 700 million people in 43 countries currently suffering from water scarcity. By 2025, 1.8 billion people are expected to be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity.

On June 17-20, Water Institute members and water experts from around the world are gathering in Toronto to discuss issues of water security at the First International Conference on Water Security.

Congratulations to the 11 Water Institute members who are recipients of the 2017 Outstanding Performance Awards announced by Vice-President, Academic and Provost George Dixon.

Monday, June 18, 2018 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Modelling River Basins as Coupled Human and Natural Systems

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Lovell Endowed Professor Ximing Cai from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be presenting, "Modelling River Basins as Coupled Human and Natural Systems."

An algorithm developed by Water Institute member Bryan Tolson, professor in Waterloo’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is being used to calibrate the United States National Water Model (NWM) managed by NOAA National Weather Service's Office of Water Prediction

Last week, the Water Institute gathered University of Waterloo researchers involved in the Global Water Futures (GWF) project for a university-wide meeting to share updates and meet new members of the GWF core team.

Friday, May 25, 2018 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

University of Waterloo Global Water Futures meeting

The University of Waterloo will host a Global Water Futures (GWF) meeting on campus on Friday, May 25, 2018. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce GWF projects to the Waterloo community and provide an opportunity for networking. The second half of the meeting will consist of a workshop for graduate students to provide tools to help them better communicate their research.

If you're interested in attending, please email Allie Dusome at the Water Institute (adusome@uwaterloo.ca)

Meeting agenda

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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is hosting a workshop led by Warren Leach, Oregon RFID, on Radio Frequency Identification Transponders for tracking studies in rivers.

Topics covered

RFID for fish and wildlife tracking

It’s 8:00 in the morning in the Sindh province of Pakistan, and Sajida Awan is preparing to head back into the field to conduct a full day of interviews with local farmers. The temperature is rising, it will be 50 degrees Celsius by mid-day, and it will take her at least two hours to get to her location.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Curtis Richardson, professor of Resource Ecology and Director of the Duke University Wetland Center, presents, "Decoding the Secrets of Carbon Preservation in Peatlands along a Boreal to Tropical Gradient from Minnesota to Peru."

Elaine Ho, PhD student in Waterloo’s School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, has always had an affinity for water. As a child, Elaine was fascinated at the world beneath the surface that is so different from our own.

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Water experts mobilize in Toronto to discuss water security

Outstanding performance award winners named

Modelling River Basins as Coupled Human and Natural Systems

Algorithm developed by Bryan Tolson is being used to calibrate the United States National Water Model

Global Water Futures meeting mobilizes Waterloo researchers tackling climate change

University of Waterloo Global Water Futures meeting

Meeting agenda

Design, construction and operation of PIT tag monitoring systems workshop

Topics covered

Queen Elizabeth Scholar works with local community to adapt to climate change

Decoding the secrets of carbon preservation in peatlands along a boreal to tropical gradient from Minnesota to Peru

Graduate student represents clean water and sanitation during Sustainable Development Solutions Network Canada launch

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