National Discussion Series: SECURING OUR WATER FUTURE in Vancouver
October 16, 2011
October 16, 2011
Water is integral to our daily lives but we rarely consider whether it is being managed adequately. Canadians tend to believe we have a limitless water supply, but human activity, climate change and industrial development are threatening water resources across the country, even in its most remote corners.
Some governments have recognized the need to address these threats to our water supply, in particular the Government of Northwest Territories through its innovative water management strategy: Northern Voices, Northern Waters. However, in this time of decreasing government budgets, we need to emphasize the importance of cross-jurisdictional collaboration. Citizens must also collectively play a greater role in understanding water management issues and shaping the future direction of water resources management.
Learn about these issues and more at a special panel presentation with some of Canada’s top water experts:
Presenter: Bob Sandford, EPCOR Chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative in support of United Nations “Water for Life” Decade; author of ACT’s Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance report
Panelists: Oliver Brandes, Co-Director of the University of Victoria’s POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Jon O’Riordan, former BC DM of Sustainable Resource Management; Senior Advisor, ACT (Adaptation to Climate Change Team), Simon Fraser University; Principal, Fidelis Consulting
Moderated by: Deborah Harford, Executive Director, ACT (Adaptation to Climate Change Team), Simon Fraser University
At this presentation, you will learn:
This special presentation is part of a cross-country tour. To see other dates and locations or for more information, please see FLOW Cross-country tour dates.
Thank you to tour partners:
FLOW (Forum for Leadership on Water)
RBC Blue Water Foundation
Simon Fraser University’s Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT)
University of Victoria’s POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
Rocky Mountain Books
Water Canada Magazine
The Walrus