Water Institute faculty member lead and collaborate on various interdisciplinary research projects that support sustainable water use and management.
Current
Water
Institute
faculty
member
projects


Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO)
A unique national network of freshwater observatories that enables the timely detection, monitoring, and analysis of hydrological, water quality, and ecological changes across Canada.
Microplastics Fingerprinting
Microplastics Fingerprinting at the watershed scale: from sources to receivers

Vulnerability to Viability Global Partnership
Supporting small-scale fishers in their transition from vulnerability to viability
Can-Peat
Canada’s peatlands as nature-based solutions to climate change
Solutionscapes
Designing Climate and Water Smart Agricultural Solutions in Complex Working Landscapes

Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE)
A satellite mission on board the Canadian satellite SCISAT that takes measurements of the Earth's atmosphere.
Past
Water
Institute
interdisciplinary
SDG-6
projects

Queen Elizabeth Scholars Advanced Scholars
Activating young, global leaders and addressing linkages between climate change and water security.
Water Security in Mega-Cities: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Informing water pollution policy action through stakeholder perceptions.