Events

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series and co-sponsored by the Department of Applied Mathematics, Professor Hilmar Hofmann, will present "Importance and Effects of Physical Processes in Lake Ecosystems."

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Professor Jun Xia, will present "Addressing Urban Hydrological Issues: An Integrated Water Systems Approach."

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 (IC^₃). 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.

How governments and organizations use academic science

A dynamic discussion-style webinar featuring representatives from the government and non-profit sectors sharing stories about how they gather, analyze, utilize and communicate academic research to advance their organization’s mandate. Researchers will learn what they can do to make it easier to support the implementation of their research into policy, plans, and products.

How to Inform Policy with Science

Dr. Dianne Saxe
President, Saxe Facts
Former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (2015 – 2019)

Can we achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in a post-COVID world?

A Water Institute Conference Covering Five Continents Over Three Days

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Rebecca Tharme, Fellow in Residence at the LE STUDIUM Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, presents, "Riverscapes and Lifeways - Biocultural Diversity and River Flow Management."

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, the Water Institute, in collaboration with Waterloo's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, is pleased to co-host the 2020-21 Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG) Distinguished Lecturer, Paul Bauman, who will present "Good Geoscience in Dire Places: Searching for Water in Humanitarian Crises."

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dustin Garrick, associate professor of Environmental Management with a joint appointment at the School of Geography and the Environment and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford, presents, "Charting the new geography of water conflict and cooperation."

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Debora Van Nijnatten, professor of Political Science and North American Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, presents, "Water management in the US-Mexico Rio Grande Region: Applying governance indicators to the surface water-groundwater conundrum."