FLOW Monitor
This special edition of the FLOW Monitor looks northward to the innovative approach to water management developed in the Northwest Territories (NWT) and its potential applicability elsewhere in Canada. Articles include:
- Raising the Bar in Canadian Water Policy: a discussion on the innovative elements of Northern Voices, Northern Waters: The Northwest Territories Water Stewardship Strategy
- Challenges ahead: potential roadblocks to implementing the strategy
- Transboundary Management: a comparison of transboundary water issues in the NWT, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence and Prairie provinces
- The Mackenzie River Basin in a Changing Climate: climate change impacts that will affect water management in the NWT
- Mackenzie River Basin Agreements: the potential role of the strategy in bilateral agreement discussions between the NWT and Alberta
- National implications: why FLOW is interested in the strategy and our perspective on its potential value in advancing the water policy reform agenda in Canada
To learn more, please join us for a series of panel presentations in cities across Canada where we will share our ideas on how the visionary principles in the NWT strategy can be applied more broadly to protect water resources in other parts of the country. For more information on tour dates and locations, please click here.
What is the FLOW Monitor?
The FLOW Monitor is a regularly published bulletin that provides independent commentary and information on key water events and issues written primarily by FLOW members.
What is the purpose of the FLOW Monitor?
The FLOW Monitor is one of the ways we will work to advance the water policy debate in Canada. This bulletin will provide perspectives on water issues that emphasize the profound importance of this resource. Articles will advocate actions and policies of all orders of government who share responsibility for water security in Canada. The authors may also independently comment on progress, or lack thereof, towards sustainable management of Canada’s waters.
Who will be interested in the FLOW Monitor?
The bulletin will be one of FLOW’s primary means of communication with articles that appeal to a wide audience including government decision makers, non-government organizations, First Nations, businesses, watershed organizations, researchers and interested members of the public.
