Water Management
Water resource management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources. It is an aspect of water cycle management. Water is essential for our survival. The field of water resources management will have to continue to adapt to the current and future issues facing the allocation of water. With the growing uncertainties of global climate change and the long-term impacts of management actions, the decision-making will be even more difficult. It is likely that ongoing climate change will lead to situations that have not been encountered. As a result, alternative management strategies are …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 30 August 2024 English
A guidebook to help watershed planners, water planning authorities, and project management teams tasked with leading the development and update of integrated watershed management plans (IWMP).
districts are already leading collaborative water management across their jurisdiction, and often as the … watershed planner will also map regions with water management issues and develop a list of prioritized … are already accustomed to managing risk. “Water management” is another term that resonates with rural … short- and long-term, respectively. Manitoba’s Water Management Strategy, released in 2022, and the associated …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 6 June 2024 English
Natural infrastructure is a cost-effective solution to simultaneously address Canada's climate, biodiversity, and other environmental, social, and economic priorities. There is an urgent need to increase funding for natural infrastructure …
related to infrastructure, conservation, water management, and nature-based solutions. Out of these …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 30 May 2024 English
Insights on how private capital can finance natural infrastructure to meet our water needs, including an assessment of applicability of the finance instruments to the Canadian Prairies region.
region presents an opportunity to improve water management by scaling up natural infrastructure adoption …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 28 May 2024 English
The Advancing Natural Infrastructure Forum 2024 was held in Calgary, Alberta on February 21–22, 2024. This report is a summary and record from the event, which was co-hosted by the …
unique combination of in-house integrated water management expertise and access to a diverse external … successful track record of providing innovative water management solutions for key industries in the province … suggested that key issues like extreme heat, water management, homelessness, or the housing crisis are … infrastructure represents an exciting opportunity for water management in Alberta and that water is a key priority … proposition of natural infrastructure for water management and how the challenges and barriers associated …
Saskatchewan Environmental Society · 9 May 2024 English
However, after hearing feedback from the Final Plenary, we think there is a need for us to suggest a modified approach to wetland drainage regulations that would meet the desire …
initiatives related to agricultural land and water management. In 1974, there were 28 stakeholder groups … to lay out a broad framework for land and water management. Agriculture did not agree with the limitations …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 2 May 2024 English
This report looks at successful natural infrastructure implementation to deliver municipal services in Canadian municipalities, Identifying how Edmonton, Alberta; Nelson, British Columbia; and the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia are …
stormwater, and wastewater) and the integration of water management into other planning efforts, like policy plans …
CELA: Canadian Environmental Law Association · 26 April 2024 English
Submission by the Canadian Environmental Law Association to the Canadian Nuclear Safety 1500 Commission Regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Sara Libman October 12, …
Waters of the Great Lakes: A Brief History of Water Management in the 499 S. Miller January 1, 2005 5 .pdf …
Wilson Center Canada · 17 April 2024 English
are increasing the frequency and severity of flash floods in Libya, Sudan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Climate Change ‘Hotspot’ on the Brink and Egypt.11 The MENA region has been designated …
ground production, and building smart cities.79 water management. COP28 Green Zone, Dubai, UAE (Alexander Farley … the Eastern government and Libyan improve water management, boost food security, National Army went unheeded … centralization of resilience, mitigation, water management, and climate action. Local communities are … adaption, resilience, infrastructure, and water management into future post-conflict reconstruction in …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 April 2024 English
An essential tool for policy-makers working to develop a sector-wide vision for responsible mining.
for all lower- level physical plans, such as water-management plans, integrated development plans, and …
IHRP: International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto · 10 April 2024 English
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farmers have 186 equitable access to water and water management systems. 86. Indigenous peoples face numerous …