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.