Research projects

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
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forWater

Research to protect drinking water in a changing climate. From source to tap.

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Global Water Futures

Solutions to water threats in an era of global change.

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Microplastics Fingerprinting

Microplastics Fingerprinting at the watershed scale: from sources to receivers

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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

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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
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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.