The Government of Canada is undertaking public consultation on the new Canada Water Agency through national and regional virtual forums:
January 27 & 28
National Freshwater Policy Forum
February 2
Regional Freshwater Forum - Atlantic
February 4
Regional Freshwater Forum - Québec
February 9
Regional Freshwater Forum - Ontario
February 11
Regional Freshwater Forum - North
February 16
Regional Freshwater Forum - British Columbia
February 18
Regional Freshwater Forum - Prairies
January 27 & 28 - National Freshwater Policy Forum
The National Freshwater Policy Forum will provide an opportunity to hear from leading experts, practitioners and knowledge holders involved in managing and protecting freshwater on what they see as the greatest opportunities to improve freshwater management through the creation of a Canada Water Agency. The two-day virtual event will involve discussions of key freshwater issues and opportunities identified in the Discussion Paper “Toward the Creation of a Canada Water Agency.”
Panel discussion topics will include: Freshwater prediction to inform climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction; Indigenous peoples and freshwater management; Agriculture and fresh water; Economic sectors and fresh water; Freshwater science and data; Transboundary freshwater management; Freshwater technology, innovation, and infrastructure; and, Engaging Canadians in managing and protecting fresh water.
For more information and to register, visit the Government of Canada's PlaceSpeak site: https://www.placespeak.com/en/topic/6321-protecting-canadas-fresh-water/
Global Water Futures' past webinars and supporting materials discussing the opportunity and potential for the new Canada Water Agency can be found at https://gwf.usask.ca/outputs-data/major-outcomes/water-security-4-canada.php
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