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