Water Institute members receive funding for social sciences and humanities research

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Three Water Institute members will receive funding to advance research and encourage partnerships that will lead to innovative approaches that improve the well-being of Canadians.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is awarding the funding through Insight Grants, Insight Development Grants, and Partnership Development Grants.

The federal government awarded funds to the following Water Institute members and projects:

  • Larry Swatuk (School of Environment, Enterprise and Development): Countering the Boomerang Effect: Examining Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation Pathways to Security in South Africa ($134,056)
     
  • Derek Armitage (School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability): Small Fish, Big Problems: Analyzing the Human Dimensions of Forage Fisheries ($71,716)
     
  • Carrie Mitchell (School of Planning): The process and politics of planning for resilience in Canadian cities ($65,518)

Thirty other University of Waterloo researchers were also awarded funding. A full list of recipients and their projects is available on the Office of Research website.