Water Institute hosts 3rd China-Canada workshop on sustainable water management

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

On October 14-15, the Water Institute welcomed a delegation of 10 researchers from the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES) to campus for the 3rd China-Canada workshop on water environment issues. The workshop, also attended by scientists from Environment and Climate Change Canada, was the 3rd in a series between the Water Institute and CRAES under the auspices of the Canada-China Joint Committee on Environmental Co-operation, where the Water Institute is the Canadian contact point on water management.

The 3rd workshop included a review of collaborative activities to-date, and exchange of recent research results in areas such as the measurement of ecological quality status of water resources, the assessment of water environment carrying capacity and aquatic ecosystem health, eutrophication in rural and urban water systems, and integrated hydro-ecological and economic modelling of Canadian and Chinese river basins. Participants identified several opportunities for future collaboration, including continued faculty and student exchanges, the preparation of joint publications and research proposals, and the organization of a 4th Sino-Canada workshop in Fall 2020.

“The 3rd China-Canada workshop reaffirmed the common research interests and commitment to collaboration between the Water Institute and CRAES. The Water Institute is honoured to partner with China’s leading environmental research organization”. Prof. Roy Brouwer, Executive Director, The Water Institute

CRAES is a national research institution under the administration of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment with some 1,200 research scientists and staff members. CRAES conducts environmental research in several priority areas, including water science and management, and offers Masters and PhD degree programs together with Beijing Normal University and Tsinghua University. The Water Institute has been collaborating with CRAES since 2013, and signed an MoU in 2017 to formalize the co-operation. Joint activities to-date have included the workshop series, faculty visits, and student exchanges. In addition, the Water Institute Executive Director is a member of CRAES’ International Scientific Advisory Committee.

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Activities from day one and two of the 3rd China-Canada Environment and Water Workshop.