Events

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

John Hartig, Visiting Scholar, University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research presents:

The Ecosystem Approach in the 21^st Century: Guiding science and management of the Great Lakes

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences & Principal Investigator HydroSocialExtremes, Uppsala University, Sweden will present: Droughts in a human-dominated world: Feedbacks, legacies and inequalities.

This event will be offered online (Zoom).

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Aimée Craft, Professor Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa and University Research Chair Nibi miinawaa aki inaakonigewin: Indigenous governance in relationship with land and water, will present: Recognizing the spiritedness and agency of water: Personhood and other legal approaches.

This event will be offered in person in DC 1302.
Lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl) from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

Nadja Kunz, Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship, University of British Columbia presents:

The importance of water valuation for an environmentally sustainable mining industry

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As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Quentin Grafton, Professor of Economics and Chairholder UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance at the Australian National University (ANU), will present: Responding to the World Water Crisis: Mar del Plata (1977) to New York (2023).

This event will be offered in person in EIT 3142 Conference Room from 3-4 p.m., reception to follow from 4:00 - 5 p.m.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterLeadership training series, Nancy Goucher, Knowledge Mobilization Specialist at the Water Institute, presents, "Impact Pathways: Strategies for Promoting the Uptake of Water Research”.

A Sustainable Futures Initiative presented by the University of Waterloo 

The 2023 Summer School will showcase leading-edge research from a wide array of University of Waterloo professors at the interface of water, climate, and energy. Hosted by the Water Institute, the Waterloo Climate Institute and the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) presented under the Sustainable Futures Initiative, this summer school is aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, practitioners and interested stakeholders.  

The school will run virtually 9:00am-10:00am (EST) Monday to Friday from June 5th-23rd.

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

Margaret Insley, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo presents:

Protecting water quality through environmental bonds

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As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

Melissa DeYoung, Director Policy & Programs at Pollution Probe presents:

The value of water: perspectives from an environmental not-for-profit

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Interested in adding a Water Qualification to Your University of Waterloo graduate degree?

The University of Waterloo’s Collaborative Water Program (CWP) is the most interdisciplinary water graduate program in Canada. Co-delivered by 11 departments and schools from all 6 faculties, over 400 students have participated in the CWP since its launch in 2013.