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The European Geosciences Union (EGU), the leading organization for Earth, planetary and space science research in Europe, has awarded the 2024 Jim Dooge Award to Water Institute member Juliane (Julie) Mai, Research Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The award was announced April 16^th at the 2024 EGU general assembly in Vienna, Austria.

The Water Institute is pleased to announce that Waterloo is poised to continue its leadership in water research and education with the announcement of the Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO) project supported by generous funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation Major Science Initiatives Fund and GWFO partner institutions. This new $40.67M project will continue the legacy of the Global Water Futures program from 2023 to 2029.

Dr. Roy Brouwer, Water Institute Executive Director, Professor and University Research Chair in Water Resources Economics, will be testifying April 18^th before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development as part of a panel of witnesses called to share their views on the state of freshwater in Canada.

Increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious global environmental issue that negatively impacts the economic, environmental and health dimensions of sustainable development.

On World Water Day, March 22, the Water Institute brought more than 250 people together to celebrate water and raise awareness about the need to unite around protecting and conserving our most precious resource. This included 60 youth from Six Nations Polytechnic and Pauline Johnson Collegiate & Vocational School.

Waterloo researchers’ new technology has the potential to reduce the plastic industry’s carbon footprint 

From “failed” experiment to world-changing discovery, Waterloo PhD student turns unexpected bacterial sample into novel research

On March 22, Water Institute researchers from the Global Water Futures program will join a panel discussion to explore the University of Waterloo’s legacy in developing sustainable water management solutions under the $78 million pan-Canadian Global Water Futures program.

Water Institute member, Richard Petrone, has been appointed editor for a special collection in Scientific Reports.

Research into remote snowpacks unveils insights into climate change, water resource management and the future of our planet