WaterLeadership is a professional skills development program offered by the Water Institute to support the advancement of emerging global water leaders. Through the program, participants will develop the skills and networks needed to move their research into action to support informed decision-making.
Monitoring seaweed growth has the potential to accelerate regenerative seaweed farming and ocean restoration, and scale blue carbon initiatives, all presenting important opportunities in the fight against climate change.
To begin to answer this question the Society of Water Institute Graduate Students (SWIGS) held a policy workshop and discussion on September 13, on how different aspects of research can impact water policy and protection.
Dr. Nandita Basu, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Sciences, a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Global Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology, Director, Collaborative Water Program and Water Institute member, received two major awards from the American Geophysical Union (AGU): the 2023 Joanne Simpson Medal, a Union level award for significant contributions to the earth and space sciences, and the Paul A. Witherspoon Lecture, a Hydrology Section award that recognizes contributions to the hydrologic sciences. In addition, as a Simpson awardee, Nandita is also named an AGU Fellow, an honour bestowed to less than 0.1% of its members.
By Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
As the University of Waterloo launches its annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), we celebrate three Waterloo postdoctoral scholars have been awarded the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.
A University of Waterloo press release.
Ontario may seem to be a water secure region, but new research out of the University of Waterloo challenges the myth of water abundance in the Great Lakes watershed.
Using a first-of-its-kind risk analysis, researchers connected water quality, quantity, regulations and public concern to obtain a more comprehensive picture of water security at the local level. The novel approach revealed that at least half of the studied watersheds had a moderate to high potential for risk.
Friday, November 3, 3 - 5:00 PM, University of Waterloo
Please join the Water Institute on November 3 to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the innovative Collaborative Water Program (CWP)! It's time to celebrate with ten remarkable cohorts of CWP graduates from the most interdisciplinary water graduate program in Canada!
In an era defined by the complex interplay of climate change, population growth, and globalization, efficient and equitable management of water resources is more crucial than ever. Water scarcity, pollution, and unequal access to water and sanitation have emerged as pressing issues, underscoring the necessity for a well-prepared workforce armed with a deep understanding of water economics.
On August 31st, the Applied Economics Teaching Resources (AETR) journal published a special issue entitled "Contemporary Adjustments Needed for Teaching Water Economics In Light of Challenges Facing the Water Sector and its Users".
The Water Institute is pleased to welcome six new faculty members who have joined over the past several months.
Roy Brouwer, Executive Director of the Water Institute, offered a warm welcome to the incoming faculty members and expressed excitement for the expertise they’ll bring to enhance the Institute’s research initiatives. “I am delighted to welcome our new members and I look forward to exploring new collaborations with our network of water researchers from across campus!”
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The Society of the Water Institute Graduate Students (SWIGS) are preparing for a new term filled with the best-in-class educational workshops, networking opportunities, social events, writing cafés, and community outreach activities they have become known for.
Annual elections for the new 2023-24 SWIGS executive committee were held in July and the results are in!