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RBC Foundation
Friday, March 22, 2019 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

2019 Water Institute RBC Distinguished Lecture

What the challenge of clean water at home and around the world tells us about ourselves, our country, and our planet

bob rae
Bob Rae
Former Premier of Ontario
Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto
Lawyer, Mediator, Speaker, Writer
Active on First Nations, Social Justice, International issues 
Toronto, Ontario

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Ideas to shape the future
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Ideas to shape the future: Fighting climate change

Ideas to shape the future: Fighting climate change

Join us for an evening hosted by the University of Waterloo’s Water Institute and Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3). One hour, seven topics, seven speakers, with seven minutes each. Leading experts from both institutes will share their knowledge and ideas on how climate change can be addressed at the individual, community, and global levels.

Part of The ALARM Dialogues.

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Thursday, November 11, 2021 1:30 pm - 1:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

COP26 event: Canada’s Peatlands as a Nature-based Solution to Climate Change

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On November 11, the University of Waterloo is honoured to take part in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK.

From October 31 – November 12, 2021, more than 190 world leaders are expected to arrive in Scotland together with tens of thousands of negotiators, government representatives, businesses and citizens for twelve days of talks aimed at accelerating action on climate change.

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Monday, September 19, 2022 9:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Sustainable Futures Initiative launch event

The University of Waterloo's Sustainable Futures Initiativebrings together the Water Institute, Waterloo Climate Institute, and the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy to catalyze holistic approaches to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on the interconnections between energy, climate and water.

John Cherry
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk | John Cherry: Groundwater is the Key to a Sustainable Earth

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, John Cherry, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Leader of the Groundwater Project, Recipient of the 2020 Stockholm Water Prize and Lee Kwan Yew Water Prize, 2016 presents: The Global Water Crisis Paradox: Groundwater, Food and Poverty.

This event will be offered in person at the University of Waterloo Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building.
3:30-4:00 p.m. Doors Open
4:00-5:00 p.m. Lecture
5:00-6:30 p.m. Reception