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Water Use Conflicts and Solutions

    International Water and Nature Initiative

    IUCN – The World Conservation Union runs a water and nature initiative with two goals: (1) Improved management in 10 river basins (increased livelihood security for water and wetland-dependent communities; improved utilisation of natural resources; Increased conservation of natural resources; and reduced conflicts between users); and (2) Tools for participation, governance, economics, and information management. The latter should be of particular interest to users of waterbucket.ca. The initiative's website is http://www.iucn.org/themes/wani/

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    Water Modeling.org

    Welcome to the source for water resources modeling. Our focus is practical, with a hands-on, how-to-do-it, and how-I-did-it approach. We have found sites that provide technical Forums, or Mailing Lists for water resources engineers. Also, check out our Resources section where you can find links to sites that contain information related to water modeling.

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    Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA)

    The CSLA is a national association of professional landscape architects. The mandate of the association is to represent our members nationally and internationally, to co-ordinate items of common interest, and to inform and educate members in the interest of the profession and the public it serves.

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    Lifewater Canada

    Lifewater Canada is a Christian, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our Strategy is simple: Volunteers train & equip African crews; Crews Drill Wells & build Washrooms; Donors help villages afford these necessities.

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    Water Quality Association (WQA)

    The Water Quality Association is a not-for-profit international trade association representing the household, commercial, industrial, and small community water treatment industry. WQA maintains a close dialogue with other organizations representing different aspects of the water industry in order to best serve consumers, government officials, and industry members.

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    Canada’s Aquatic Environments

    Canada's Aquatic Environments was produced by the CyberNatural Software Group at the University of Guelph. We are dedicated to the improvement of educational materials available to schools, postsecondary institutions, and the general public through the use of interactive digital
    media.

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    Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA)

    The aim of GIWA is to produce a comprehensive and integrated global assessment of international waters, the ecological status of and the causes of environmental problems in 66 water areas in the world, and focus on the key issues and problems facing the aquatic environment in transboundary waters.

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    Spatial Hydrology

    Welcome to our spatial Hydrology web site: gateway to GIS, GPS, hydrologic modeling and remote sensing community. It is the most comprehensive collection of resources for all the hydrologists out there, whether they are beginner students or professionals, tackling with real world problems/challenges with GIS and related spatial information technologies.

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    NOAA: Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR/COP)

    CSCOR/COP provides scientific information to assist decision makers in meeting the challenges of managing our Nation's coastal resources. CSCOR/COP targets critical issues which exist in the Nation's estuaries, coastal waters, and Great Lakes. CSCOR/COP translates its findings into accessible information and the transfer of technology to coastal managers, planners, lawmakers, and the public. Its aim is to create near-term and continuous improvements in environmental decisions affecting the coastal ocean and its resources.

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