As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada
Nadja Kunz, Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship, University of British Columbia presents:
Join the Water Institute in person this year for World Water Day 2023 celebrations!
More information, including speaker profiles, can be seen on the World Water Day event website.
11:00 - 12:30 PM
This fireside chat will explore our intricate relationship with water; how it has shaped civilizations, reconfigured landscapes, formed political institutions, inspired culture and art. Learn how understanding our past can inform our future water security.
Featuring:
Giulio Boccaletti, Author, Water: A Biography; Honorary Research Associate, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford University
Dustin Garrick, Professor and University Research Chair in Water and Development Policy, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director and CEO, Aga Khan Museum
(In-person event)
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Quentin Grafton, Professor of Economics and Chairholder UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance at the Australian National University (ANU), will present: Responding to the World Water Crisis: Mar del Plata (1977) to New York (2023).
This event will be offered in person in EIT 3142 Conference Room from 3-4 p.m., reception to follow from 4:00 - 5 p.m.
As part of the Water Institute's WaterLeadership training series, Nancy Goucher, Knowledge Mobilization Specialist at the Water Institute, presents, "Impact Pathways: Strategies for Promoting the Uptake of Water Research”.
As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada
Pascal Badiou, Research Scientist, Ducks Unlimited Canada presents:
The 2023 Summer School will showcase leading-edge research from a wide array of University of Waterloo professors at the interface of water, climate, and energy. Hosted by the Water Institute, the Waterloo Climate Institute and the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) presented under the Sustainable Futures Initiative, this summer school is aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, practitioners and interested stakeholders.
The school will run virtually 9:00am-10:00am (EST) Monday to Friday from June 5th-23rd.
As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada
Margaret Insley, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo presents:
As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada
Melissa DeYoung, Director Policy & Programs at Pollution Probe presents:
Interested in adding a Water Qualification to Your University of Waterloo graduate degree?
The University of Waterloo’s Collaborative Water Program (CWP) is the most interdisciplinary water graduate program in Canada. Co-delivered by 11 departments and schools from all 6 faculties, over 400 students have participated in the CWP since its launch in 2013.
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Bernhard Becker, Sr. Advisor / Researcher, Deltares | RWTH Aachen University will present: Recent advances in optimization models for water systems.
This event will be offered in person in DC1302 from 3:00-4:00 p.m.