We define water security as the sustainable use and protection of water resources, the safeguarding of access to water functions and services for humans and the environment, and protection against water-related hazards (flood and drought). [...] This requires new integration of the relevant spectrum of natural, health and social sciences, public policy and engineering; Develop the knowledge, science and technologies needed to support integrated water quantity and quality management in the face of uncertain climate and water resource futures, and address local, regional and global water security agendas; Develop partnerships with key s. [...] The Institute works to ensure that society globally has the understanding and the tools to sustainably manage and protect the world’s water resources and that Canada has the research and expertise needed to understand and manage its water systems in this era of rapid societal and environmental change. [...] The main effort has concentrated on developing improved large-scale MESH models of the Mackenzie and Saskatchewan River systems, and within this, improving the representation of processes such as permafrost, wetlands, hydrodynamics and large lakes, and snow processes, and also exploring ways of better handling spatial discretization (especially in mountainous terrain) and the effects of water mana. [...] This project team worked with the Elders, Chiefs and Mayors from the Northern Village of Cumberland House and the Cumberland House Cree Nation to better understand the connections between water, animals and people in the Saskatchewan River Delta – one of the largest inland freshwater deltas in the world and homeland to a substantial indigenous population.
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