Using a trans-disciplinary approach, the project team summarized the existing knowledge in this area, identified critical information gaps, outlined methods to address these gaps, and evaluated the relative merits of the identified approaches.
The energy sector is increasingly looking toward hydraulic fracturing for resource extraction to meet future energy needs. As an emerging technology, greater understanding is required to bridge the knowledge gap between decision-makers, researchers, neighbouring communities and the general public.
While varied across provinces, current water governance systems for hydraulic fracturing share a limitation: they were not designed to address complex issues that involve multiple actors and long-term watershed health. This project will synthesize current knowledge across key regions and actor groups to identify priority decision challenges and potential research approaches that could be used [...]
This project was designed to evaluate perceived knowledge gaps of potential hydraulic fracturing impacts on groundwater resources, and to analyze available research methods to address these gaps in relation to decision-making in a Canadian context.
This project led to the design of an environmental monitoring network for the Tobacco Creek watershed and presented a conceptual model that is transferable to other parts of the Red River Valley.
This project provided the Tobacco Creek Model Watershed Research Consortium with a monitoring framework to evaluate agricultural practices and water management schemes in the watershed and establish baseline data against which to measure the cumulative effects of natural process and management practices.
A scientific team led by Dr. Mark Servos is undertaking research that will inform the development of an integrated watershed-level monitoring framework for the Grand River watershed.
This project, led by Dr. Michael van den Heuvel, seeks to require not only a better understanding of the links between human activities and the environmental changes that have been observed in the Northumberland Strait.
This project developed a community-based program that empowered communities in the Far North to collect and interpret aquatic environmental indicators to address key concerns and priorities in the Slave River and Delta watershed.
The project assessed how Indigenous knowledge and methodologies have been integrated into water management projects, and evaluated the relative merits, strengths, and challenges of the various research approaches.