City optimistic about slow melting season

Dr. Cherie Westbrook speaks to Global Saskatoon about the possibility of a slow spring melt to ward off potential flooding.

New graduate course in water management starting September 2013

Offered by the Department of Geography and Planning, the course will cover several facets of water resource management.

GIWS celebrates two years

“The institute has a lot to celebrate,” said Howard Wheater, director of the GIWS and Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Water Security.

Co-operation key to solving water issues

"There's a need to bring people together to address these problems," says Wheater.

Water and Agriculture in Canada: Towards Sustainable Management of Water Resources

An expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies has found that water and land resources in Canada can be more sustainably managed by developing forward-thinking policies and effective land and water management strategies, adopting effective governance mechanisms, and harnessing technological advancements.

Water security in the Canadian prairies: science and management challenges

Howard Wheater recently gave a lecture at the University of Victoria's Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions.

GIWS hosts lecture featuring UN water researcher

The Global Institute for Water Security recently hosted a lecture by United Nations water researcher Annukka Lipponen.

Snow sonar

Nicholas Kinar is a PhD student at the University of Saskatchewan's Centre for Hydrology, with research work supported by the Global Institute for Water Security. He is featured in the January/February issue of Canadian Geographic.

GIWS’s Saskatchewan River Basin Study endorsed by the World Climate Research Programme

The project is one of ten regional GEWEX projects in the world and currently the only one of its kind in North America.

GIWS graduate student wins award at AGU

Congratulations are in order for PhD student Chris Marsh, winner of the Outstanding Student Paper Award (OSPA) at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting.

GIWS seeks resident feedback on research project

In November, GIWS returned to communities in Alberta to discuss research findings from a series of workshops examining society's perception of water security in the Saskatchewan River Basin.

Rethinking the beaver

Cherie Westwood, a professor with the Centre for Hydrology and the Department of Geography and Planning, talks to Canadian Geographic about the beaver's vital role in Canadian wetlands.

Lifetime achievement award honours U of S toxicologist

John Giesy, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology at the University of Saskatchewan and GIWS member, has been awarded the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Paris-based Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) and China’s Zhongyu Environmental Technologies Corporation.