News archive - April 2023

Thursday, April 6, 2023

CBC interviews Philippe Van Cappellen on the investment in freshwater protection in the 2023 federal budget

The 2023 federal budget includes $650 million over 10 years to support monitoring, assessment, and restoration activities in the watersheds of the Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Lake of the Woods, St. Lawrence River, Fraser River, Saint John River, Mackenzie River, and Lake Simcoe.

Water Institute member Philippe Van Cappellen was interviewed by 13 CBC radio stations on his views on the importance of this funding initiative.

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Larry Swatuk’s work with W12+ Programs featured in UN Development Report

Water Institute member Larry A. Swatuk, Professor in the Faculty of Environment’s School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), had his work with the W12+ initiative featured in the United Nations World Water Development Report 2023, Partnerships and cooperation for water.

Released at the UN 2023 Water Conference held March 22-24 in New York, the report directly informed discussions, describing how building partnerships and enhancing cooperation across all dimensions of sustainable development are essential to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal for water and sanitation (SDG 6) and realizing human rights to water and sanitation.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Unpacked: Reflections from our UN Water Conference delegation

From March 22–24, the United Nations hosted the 2023 Water Conference at UN Headquarters in New York City, the first UN Water Conference in nearly 50 years. Thousands of participants travelled from across the globe to discuss progress and make new commitments towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 – Ensure access to water and sanitation for all. Having received special accreditation from the UN General Assembly, the Water Institute supported the participation of four University of Waterloo Ph.D. students to participate in the conference. The following are their reflections on key outcomes of the conference:

Monday, April 3, 2023

World Water Day 2023 explores the power of water in shaping our culture, art and careers

The Water Institute and Society of the Water Institute Graduate Students (SWIGS) hosted their annual World Water Day Celebration on Wednesday, March 22.

For the first time since 2019, participants gathered in person, this year in the Black and Gold Room of the SLC/PAC expansion, creating a fresh new feel which complimented the UN theme of Accelerating Change!