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Capacity Development for Integrated Land and Water Use Planning
(2015)Water governance frameworks have been widely adopted, however, there is as of yet little guidance on how such arrangements should operate, be evaluated, or be improved. There is a lack of clarity in identifying the components ... -
COLLABORATIVE DECISION-MAKING FOR DROUGHT MANAGEMENT: IMPROVING MULTI-ACTOR APPROACHES
(Canadian Water Network, 2016)Drought management can be highly challenging and complex. To address this, Ontario uses a collaborative approach through Water Response Teams that are convened by the provincial government; teams provide policy and program ... -
COLLABORATIVE DECISION-MAKING FOR DROUGHT MANAGEMENT: IMPROVING MULTI-ACTOR APPROACHES
(Canadian Water Network, 2015)Drought management can be highly challenging; droughts can be experienced over a large geographic area, and the extent and severity of impacts can be exacerbated by local water uses.1 In Ontario, these uses might include ... -
Combler le fossé : examiner la possibilité d’effectuer une surveillance communautaire des bassins hydrographiques pour améliorer la santé de l’écosystème et la gouvernance des bassins versants au Canada
(2015)La surveillance constitue une composante essentielle de la gestion des bassins hydrographiques. Toutefois, les efforts de décentralisation généralisés aux échelons fédéral et provincial ont entraîné une réduction du ... -
Conflits liés à la fracturation hydraulique et promotion d’innovations : étude de cas sur la gouvernance de l’eau dans le nord-est de la C.-B.
(2015)Le bassin de la rivière Horn recouvre en partie le territoire traditionnel de la Première Nation de Fort Nelson (Fort Nelson First Nation, ou FNFN) et est un site actif de fracturation hydraulique industrielle. Cette ... -
CONNECTING COMMUNITY-BASED WATER MONITORING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP IN CANADA
(Canadian Water Network, 2015)Community-based water monitoring involves the engagement of community volunteers and non-government organization (NGO) staff in monitoring water quality and learning about their local watersheds. When government agencies ... -
CONNECTING COMMUNITY-BASED WATER MONITORING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP IN CANADA
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Costing Climate Change: a case study of employing climate, land-use and water quality data to assess the economic impacts of climate change on local public health
(2015)One of the potential linkages between climate change and public health stems from the way climate change may increase the likelihood of human exposure to water-borne pathogens. Climate change may have this effect due to ... -
Détermination des coûts du changement climatique : une étude de cas qui utilise des données sur le climat, sur l’utilisation des terres et sur la qualité de l’eau pour évaluer les impacts économiques du changement climatique sur la santé publique à l’échelle locale
(2015)Un des rapports possibles entre le changement climatique et la santé publique tient à la façon dont le changement climatique pourrait accroître la probabilité de l'exposition humaine à des pathogènes d’origine hydrique. ... -
Economic Analysis of Source Water Protection
(2016)There is considerable interest, worldwide, in the evaluation of ecosystem services arising from management strategies such as source water protection (ecosystem management) as an alternative to infrastructure investments ... -
Ecosystem services for human well-being in the Credit River Watershed: A comparison of monetary valuation, multi-criteria non-monetary valuation and multi-scale integrated analysis of societal and ecosystem metabolism
(2015)Human health and well-being is fundamentally dependent on services provided by ecosystems. However, the importance of ecosystem services (ES) to human well-being, and of managing ecosystem and watershed resources to maintain ... -
Evaluating collaborative approaches to governance for water allocation in Canada: Lessons from Ontario
(2015)Collaborative approaches to environmental governance are becoming commonplace around the western world. In Canada, all jurisdictions are using various forms of collaboration to address water issues. With few exceptions, ... -
Extending Municipal Water Demand Forecasting Capacities
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Extending Municipal Water Demand Forecasting Capacities by Incorporating Behavioural Responses
(2014)Growing urban water demands are putting increasing pressure on the infrastructure of many water agencies, signaling the potential need for greater capital investments. Most water agencies forecast demand by multiplying ... -
EXTENDING MUNICIPAL WATER DEMAND- FORECASTING CAPACITIES
(Canadian Water Network, 2015)Water suppliers run the risk of overestimating future demands unless they account for households’ responsiveness to price changes and conservation measures. With the BROCKWATER program, planners working for small and medium ... -
Étude intégrée de l’utilisation des terres et de la qualité de l’eau : analyses économique, hydrologique et politique
(2017)L’utilisation des terres et les changements afférents jouent un rôle majeur dans la détermination de la qualité de l’eau dans les rivières et les lacs. En effet, sans une compréhension claire des répercussions de ... -
Évaluation des approches collaboratives en matière de gouvernance de la répartition de l’eau au Canada : leçons provenant de l’Ontario
(2015)Les approches concertées en matière de gouvernance de l’environnement sont devenues monnaie courante dans le monde occidental. Au Canada, toutes les administrations ont recours à diverses formes de collaboration pour aborder ... -
Évaluation des politiques en vue d’améliorer la qualité de l’eau dans les paysages agricoles
(2015)L’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (Î.-P.-É.) présente une dépendance écologique et économique unique envers la qualité de l’eau, qui est affectée directement par les systèmes agricoles. Les résidents de l’île tirent leur eau potable ...