FLOW Monitor
We are pleased to bring you the Winter 2010 edition of the FLOW Monitor.
The first article examines the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment’s new Canada-wide Vision for Water, and why FLOW thinks this is a positive step forward. Subsequent articles review the numerous parliamentary commitments to implement national water strategy; impacts of climate change on Canada’s water resources; process for defining environmental flows in the Athabasca River; and the Rosenberg Forum’s recommendations for the Northwest Territories’ new water strategy.
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.
