Canada should be exploiting its enormous water resources to be both a sustainable food powerhouse and a global water research superpower, says a new paper from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. Yet the country’s water policies, management and research efforts are underdeveloped and unco-ordinated, leaving water resources and challenges largely unaddressed. That’s something that a […] Read more
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Irrigators warned to plan for shortages
The situation along rivers and in reservoirs across southern Alberta received a reprieve from deteriorating conditions on the last day of September, but challenges remain as the last few irrigation districts shut off their taps for the season. Rainfall in late September was among the largest seen in weeks and was also widespread and felt […] Read more
Hope and history are not a water shortage plan
In August we wrote in this space about the need for better water management. At that time, it was already dry in much of the Prairies, and getting drier by the day, but we didn’t pull the fire alarm. The editorial instead listed ways farmers were conserving water and additional ways they could do more. […] Read more
Waiting for a rainy day? We should be so lucky
Water management is not a new issue in farming country. Prairie farmers have been focused on either finding enough water or figuring out how to get rid of it ever since they began tilling the soil and running cattle on rangeland more than 100 years ago. It’s no different this year. Lack of water in […] Read more
U.S. Supreme Court ruling only serves to muddy the waters
In the bitterly divided, highly partisan world of Washington, D.C., few institutions are more divided and more partisan than the Supreme Court. The court showcased that split again on May 25 when it significantly narrowed the federal government’s authority to protect wetlands under the 51-year-old Clean Water Act (CWA) in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. […] Read more
Preserving natural water infrastructure
Before spending money on concrete, steel and pipe, a group urges users to look at the services nature provides
For farmers, mitigating drought and flood risks with better water retention and management that relies on natural systems would bring a lot of benefit.
Canada urged to start national water dialogue
A researcher says many sector players are involved in water management issues but they are often poorly connected
Many players are involved in water issues and water management, but they are often poorly connected. Irrigation authorities, municipal governments, Indigenous, provincial and federal authorities, industries and communities grapple with water issues. With Canada’s enormous supplies of fresh water, conflicts have not been as intense as in other parts of the world, for now.
Water management is another form of risk management
With climate change, the potential and need for water management has grown dramatically, but we’re still a long way away from making most of these water management and risk reduction potentials a reality.
Man. farmers welcome national water agency
Producers hope locating the Canada Water Agency in Winnipeg will mean more resources for a major provincial issue
If you’re looking to locate ground zero for water issues on a map of Canada, just stick a pin a few kilometres east of Winnipeg. From frequent major flooding on two major rivers to the polluting of the seventh largest fresh-water lake in the world, to farmers’ struggles with saturation and drought, to chronic problems […] Read more
Canada urged to better manage its water supply
Provinces urged to keep control of the resource, but Ottawa has a role in developing water management public policy
Water and how it’s managed will be critical in feeding a growing world, according to the panelists taking part in a Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute webinar. Based on United Nations estimates, the global population is expected to top nine billion people by 2050, requiring 70 percent more food production. Canada holds one-fifth of the globe’s […] Read more
