Events

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, William A. Mitch, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA, will present: Challenges and opportunities for moving from the linear to the circular water cycle.

This event will be offered in person on the University of Waterloo campus in DC 1302 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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

Patrick Lloyd-Smith, Professor, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan presents:

Learning about water values through behaviour

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Gunilla Öberg, Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC and Professor, The Center for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway will present: Does the framing matter? On dissent, consensus, and scientific controversies in policy-relevant research.

This event will be offered in person on the University of Waterloo campus in DC 1302 from 12:00  - 1:00 p.m. Lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl) from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterLeadership training series, the Water Institute, presents, "Sharing Science: Effective Presentations”with special guest, Elise Vist from the UW Writing and Communication Centre.

Sold Out - Registration is no longer available.

Please join us at our next WaterLeadership on February 14.

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

Diane Dupont, Professor, Department of Economics, Brock University presents:

Flood risks and household responses

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

As part of the Water Institute's WaterLeadership training series, the Water Institute, presents, "Sharing Science: Clear Language Writing”with  special guest Elisabeth Van Stam, Writing and Communications Advisor, Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, STEM Specialist.

Registration is now closed.

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.