Protecting the health of Canadian watersheds

Protecting the health of Canadian watersheds

Markus Hecker, Canada Research Chair in Predictive Aquatic Ecotoxicology, is creating new approaches and strategies to predict how pollution affects aquatic ecosystems.

Water is life.

And water security - both quality and quantity - is one of the most critical issues facing our planet.

Global Institute for Water Security

At the University of Saskatchewan Global Institute for Water Security, sustainable use of the world’s water resources and protection against natural hazards such as flood and drought are key priorities.

Officially launched in March 2011, the Global Institute for Water Security builds upon leading expertise and capacity in water research at the U of S. The Institute is co-located with Environment Canada’s National Hydrology Research Centre at Innovation Place and funded through the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security (CERC), a $30-million, joint federal-provincial-university commitment over seven years. Led by Dr. Howard Wheater, one of the world’s foremost hydrologists, teams at the institute are developing the tools, techniques and policies to sustainably manage the world’s freshwater resources.

Here, multi-disciplinary science, engineering and social science teams work with industrial and government partners to address four broad research themes:  


Knowledge gained at the institute will result in better modeling of hydrological systems for flood and drought management; better policy development and improved protection of safe drinking water supply; and better understanding of mining and oilsands remediation problems, agricultural water use and pollution.

Read the Global Institute for Water Security factsheet

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Contact Us:
Global Institute for Water Security
University of Saskatchewan
National Hydrology Research Centre
11 Innovation Boulevard
Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5 Canada
Email: water.security@usask.ca
Phone: (306) 966-8014
Fax: (306) 966-1193 

For media inquiries contact:
Meagan Hinther, Communications Specialist
Email: meagan.hinther@usask.ca
Phone: (306) 966-1019