Events

The First International Conference on Water Security will welcome academics, thinkers and practitioners from around the world to present, discuss and highlight key issues and directions for change from scientific and policy perspectives, including data needs and how data can be acquired, successful public and private sector business models in different settings, political opportunities and obstacles, what the expressed human needs are, and where the knowledge gaps exist.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Lovell Endowed Professor Ximing Cai from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be presenting, "Modelling River Basins as Coupled Human and Natural Systems."

Join the Water Institute's graduate student group, SWIGS, for an evening of discussion and networking while enjoying a talk delivered by Katherine Balpataky, editor of Water Canada magazine. 

Katherine is the editor of Water Canada magazine and associate editor of ReNew Canada magazine. She has over ten years experience working on water issues as a policy advisor, communications expert and journalist.

A Plastic-Free Campus: 2025

Join the Waterloo Association of Geography Students (WAGS) in banning the sale of plastic on campus by the year 2025. Our first initiative is promoting the use of reusable straws and/or encouraging students, staff and faculty to refuse the plastic straw. We want to make University of Waterloo a leader in sustainability by eliminating the sale of wasteful plastics (water bottles, plastic bags, straws, unnecessary packaging, etc.) on our campus. The lemonade stand will run from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Dana Porter Library. Each reusable straw purchase comes with a FREE lemonade!

Did you know...
...that every piece of plastic ever made still exists today, and only 10% of what we throw away is recycled each year? That means the other 90% collects on land, in our waterways, in our bodies, and in our wildlife, often resulting in human illness and wildlife deaths. However, the story doesn't have to end this way!

Canadian Construction Association (CCA) Gold Seal Accredited Course

Good geotechnical information is critical for selecting proper trenchless technology, design and determining construction risks and costs. This workshop will discuss the geotechnical investigations and requirements for different trenchless construction methods. It will cover industry’s good practice guidelines and standards for preparing geotechnical reports for preparing geotechnical reports for successful trenchless projects. Case studies will highlight good practices to avoid construction difficulties, project delays and costly construction claims.

The Future of Water: Innovation, Resource Recovery, and the Blue Economy

Mark van Loosdrecht

2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

Professor, Biotechnology, TU Delft, The Netherlands

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Ng How Yong, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Singapore, will be presenting, "Research Activities at the National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute."