A UN University Hub focusing on water will be located at the University of Calgary to help communities adapt to changes
Bridging the gap between scientists and decision makers to better deal with the impact of climate change on water is one goal of a pioneering global initiative involving the University of Calgary. It has been named the home of the first United Nations University Hub in the world to focus on water, said Martyn Clark, […] Read moreTag Archives water — page 2
B.C. ranchers want focus on water management
Cattle industry lobbies for ‘beaver dam approach’ to storing water for irrigation projects, flood mitigation in watersheds
Beef producers in British Columbia who will receive help under a $71-million AgriRecovery program following record wildfires and drought want long-term solutions to what is becoming an increasing problem because of climate change. Major discussions are being held with provincial officials about how to improve water management, said Kevin Boon, general manager of the B.C. […] Read more
Plants’ water use efficiency stalled 20 years ago
Researchers have found a weakening response in plant growth and a sustained increase in plant water use since 2001
It has often been thought by scientists that the rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere benefit plants and increase their water-use efficiency by absorbing more carbon, using less water and increasing growth. But recent research by scientists at the University of New Hampshire and colleagues at the universities of Michigan State, Montana and […] 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.
Gene family stimulates longer wheat roots
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that the right number of copies of a specific group of genes called OPRlll can stimulate longer wheat root growth, offering opportunities for farmers to grow healthier crops with greater yields, despite climate variables.
Soil erosion causes problems on irrigated land
Five-year research project will test practices that improve crop production systems in areas such as southern Alberta
Soil erosion is affecting some of the most expensive land in the province, with farmers permanently losing soil in a day that took hundreds, if not thousands, of years to build up, said Ken Coles, executive director of Farming Smarter.
Irrigation expansion not a good idea
Irrigation expansion in the context of a declining supply of water lies on the razor’s edge between optimism and delusion, between audacity and foolishness and between imagination and flimflammery.
Water shortage advisories in Alta.
A cooler spring and below average snowpack have set the stage for slower-than-normal mountain runoff
A cooler than normal spring coupled with a below average mountain snowpack has added to problems across the southern Alberta irrigation network.
