Workshop on Local Government and Climate Change identifies concern about “climate change silo”
The day opened with Dr. John Robinson looking at climate change on a global scale and how this translates to the BC setting. In his view, the world will never achieve the necessary changes required to reduce our GHGs if we continue to focus on individual behaviour change.
Theme for 5th World Water Forum is “Bridging Divides for Water”
Istanbul Water Consensus
World Water Council
Two hundred and fifty Local and Regional Authorities from forty-three countries were represented in Istanbul. The Local and Regional Authorities’ political process produced the Istanbul Water Consensus.
Climate Change and Health in British Columbia: government-commissioned research paper predicts dangers posed to BC by radical shift in weather
Evidence suggests blights of biblical proportions may be coming, due to climate change, according to a new government-commissioned research paper, Climate Change and Public Health in British Columbia,
Google Brings Water Data to Life
Google Labs launched Fusion Tables, a powerful new online research and data organizing tool that makes it much easier to share and navigate the world’s digital science and technical archives.
Landscape Irrigation Scheduling Calculator
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Oregon Wastewater Treatment Plant First in the United States to Recycle Nutrients Into ‘Green’ Commercial Fertilizer
The Durham Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Tigard, Oregon is the first facility in the United States to implement technology developed at the University of British Columbia to recycle nutrients into 'green' commercial fertilizer. “It has taken almost 10 years for my research team to realize this dream – a full scale, sustainable nutrient recovery system in place,” stated Dr. Don Mavinic.
New book titled “Water System Science and Policy Interfacing” examines the issue of integrating science into policy
cover – Water System Science and Policy Interfacing
This book examines the issue of integrating science into policy, with an emphasis on water system knowledge and related policies. An important feature of the book is the discussion of science-policy interfacing needs.
University of Victoria sets new course for water governance in British Columbia
“The path forward is clear. Provincial goals and strong regulatory standards in the areas of watershed and public health, as well as local expertise and involvement in decision-making, will all contribute to better governance,” states Deborah Curran.
Climate Change Action Charter and Community Sustainability in a Dollars and Cents Kind of World
“British Columbia's Climate Action Charter gives land use practitioners a metric that is widely accepted as one of the measures of 'sustainability': green house gas emissions (GHGs),” says Tim Pringle.