Events

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.

Water as a foundation for healthy communities and sustainable livelihoods

This online three-day international conference will explore progress against the UN’s SDGs at the intersection of water, health, food and gender through the work of international experts and early career scholars from Canada, Africa and Asia who will share research experiences and lessons learned from a variety of multi-sectoral projects led by academic and local partners.

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

Len Hunt, Research scientist, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
presents:

The influence of catch and non-catch related factors on the value of recreational fishing in Ontario

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 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 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).