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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Webinar: Tackling Plastics in Freshwater

While there has been a significant amount of focus on the plastic that ends up in our oceans, we also need to consider the amount of plastic pollution that’s entering our freshwater. This session will explore the current challenges and potential opportunities associated with managing plastic pollution in Canada’s freshwater. During the... More

Friday, October 15, 2021

October 21, 2021 at 6:30pm – 8:00pm Meet Anako’s Inaugural Visiting Scholar, Tasha Beeds

Through the Lens of Water: Indigenous Research Methods, A Water Walker's Perspective. Join Water Walker and Professor Tasha Beeds in a conversation about how water walking contributes to the recovery and discovery of knowledge related to the very fabric of our existence as Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within shared Indigenous lands under... More

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Oct. 27th, 12pm-1pm: Water Conversations Event, with Dr. Cole Van De Ven discussing Subsurface greenhouse gases: An atmospheric or groundwater problem?

Subsurface greenhouse gases: An atmospheric or groundwater problem? Our reliance on the subsurface for freshwater resources and sources of energy has created a nexus of concern for the environment and human health. A principal concern is the potential generation and/or release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the shallow subsurface because of energy... More

Thursday, March 25, 2021

The nomination period for the WatersNext Awards is closing soon!

The nomination period for the WatersNext Awards is closing soon! Do you know an individual, project, or technology that has made significant contributions to the water industry? Be sure to submit a nomination by March 31.... More

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

World Water Day Virtual Event: Entrepreneurship and Career Opportunities in the Water Sector

Join Us on Monday, March 22 on World Water Day for an exciting virtual event! On behalf of the Carleton WEAO/OWWA chapter, our team would like to invite you to an upcoming interactive event. Topic: Entrepreneurship and Career Opportunities in the Water Sector Speaker: Sonja Behmel, Ph.D, PDG, CEO, Watershed Monitoring Date : Mar... More

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Water Conversations with Anna Comerton of Associated Engineering

On behalf of the Carleton WEAO/OWWA chapter, our team would like to invite you to our upcoming informative event. Topic: Climate Change consideration in Drinking Water System Design Speaker: Anna Comerton, Ph.D, P.Eng., Manager, Water Planning & Studies at Associated Engineering Date : Dec 1, 2020 Time: 01:30 PM to 2:15 PM EST Abstract:... More

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Healthy Cities—Building Community Through Creativity

Carleton’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be hosting the next panel as part of their Healthy Cities series on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. The series explores the many factors—from nature and housing to climate and art—that make a healthy city in 2020. This upcoming edition titled, Building Community Through Creativity, brings... More

Thursday, February 27, 2020

February 28, Friday, 12-1 pm: Watershed Health Assessment and Monitoring of the Ottawa River

Speaker: Larissa Holman, Director of Science and Policy, Ottawa Riverkeeper Title: Watershed Health Assessment and Monitoring of the Ottawa River Date and time: February 28, Friday, 12-1 pm, Location: ME (Mackenzie) 3444, Carleton University RSVP: banu.ormeci@carleton.ca ABSTRACT: How do you know how healthy a river is? This is a challenging... More

Friday, December 6, 2019

December 11, 2019 at 3:30pm: Ottawa-Carleton Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Seminar Series

On December 11, 2019 3:30pm at 1201 Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, Ottawa-Carleton Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Seminar Series is pleased to host Dr. Ivy Moffat, Senior Evaluator, Water Quality Division, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada. Dr. Moffat will be presenting 'Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality:... More

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

December 10, 10:30am: Water Conversations with Dr. John Janmaat

Carleton University's Global Water Institute is pleased to present our next Water Conversations talk with Dr. John Janmaat, co-hosted by the School of Public Policy and Administration: 'Detecting Social Network Effects on Willingness to Pay for Environmental Improvements using Egocentric Network Measures'. This seminar will be presented by Dr.... More

Monday, December 2, 2019

Fascinating Evening Discussion on Transboundary Water and Diplomacy

On November 26th, 2019 Carleton's Global Water Institute hosted a successful event at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre featuring a truly engaging talk given by the Egyptian Ambassador to Canada, H.E. Ahmad Abu Zeid, focusing on the future of the Nile River and associated transboundary water issues from an Egyptian perspective. We were also... More

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

November 26 at 5:30pm: Water Conversations with H.E. Ahmad Abu Zeid, Ambassador of Egypt

The Global Water Institute (GWI) at Carleton University would like to invite you to our third Water Conversations talk of the academic year. Our November speaker is H.E. Ahmad Abu Zeid, Ambassador of Egypt, and he is going to provide the Egyptian perspective on the Nile Waters. This event will be held at the... More

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