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Learn how the Global Institute for Water Security is developing the tools and research necessary to help protect our most precious natural resource - water.
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GIWS Students
GIWS Students group organize events centered on various water themes to encourage collaboration, leadership, research, and networking.
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Water Day on the Hill
Join us in Ottawa to meet with parliamentarians and senior federal officials to raise awareness about issues around water security for Canada, and share information on how scientific knowledge can inform decision-making!
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Let's Talk About Water
Let's Talk About Water (LTAW) is an environmental initiative which was started by film researcher Linda Lilienfeld as a film festival to draw attention to water issues around the globe. With the help of the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) and the Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS), it has evolved into the symbol for a number of water-related awareness projects, including a film prize and a podcast!
Canada 150 Research Chair
GIWS is led by Executive Director Jay Famiglietti, Canada 150 Research Chair in Hydrology and Remote Sensing, a researcher dedicated to enhancing our reputation as a global centre for science and innovation excellence
Global Water Futures
Led by the Global Institute for Water Security, Global Water Futures is the largest and most cited freshwater research program in the world. The program will provide governments, businesses and communities with the risk management tools they need to tackle threats to Canada’s water supply and quality.
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Losing Our Cold
The Conversation Canada
Buried in mud: Wildfires threaten North American water supplies
François-Nicolas Robinne - University of Alberta, Dennis W. Hallema - North Carolina State University, and Kevin D. Bladon - Oregon State University
As rain offers a welcome relief to fire-scorched Australia, concerns over flash floods and freshwater contamination cast a shadow on the joy. Already, massive fish kills have been reported due to heavy ash and sediment in local stream.
Climate change, pollution and urbanization threaten water in Canada
Corinne Schuster-Wallace, University of Saskatchewan, Robert Sandford, United Nations University, and Stephanie Merrill, University of Saskatchewan
Our water resources are under threat from contamination, land use, urbanization and climate change. If we’re not careful, it may not be clean enough or available when we need it.