Hot off the press! We’re excited to share CWN’s 2023 annual report with you.

The report’s theme, Moving Forward Together, captures the essence of CWN’s approach. The water-related challenges we currently face, and those on the horizon, are too complex to tackle alone. CWN creates and curates spaces for decision-makers to work collaboratively across disciplines, across sectors and across the country. This is so that we can ensure that freshwater is managed and valued in Canada in a way that promotes equity, good health and resiliency.

Some highlights from 2023 include:

• CWN’s expansion into three program areas: water and communities, water and health, and water and climate.
• What priorities were tackled by CWN’s Canadian Municipal Water Consortium, which represents leaders of the 25 largest water utilities. Some priorities include the complexities of building climate resilience, as well as digitization and data management.
• The launch of a new peer learning program for public health practitioners in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases. The program focuses on how to interpret and communicate data from wastewater-based surveillance.
• The start of an 18-month collaboration with the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, located at the University of Regina, and ClimateWest. Through the partnership, we’re conducting a geospatial assessment of climate models focused on water availability and crop yields in the Prairies.
• The return of our flagship event, Blue Cities, which was bigger than ever. It brought together 200 participants from across Canada, 70 percent of whom were decision-makers in leadership positions.

Learn more about our projects, initiatives and impact through our 2023 annual report.

View our 2022-2023 financial statements.