Global Water Futures Program

[1] The program's design and foundational data management were informed by several predecessor Canadian research programs including the Mackenzie GEWEX study (MAGS) and the Changing Cold Regions Network[2] and were influenced by increasing awareness of climate change and development threats to Canadian water supplies and quality.

[7] Complementary to these projects was organization of a meeting in 2023 at Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, Saskatchewan of Indigenous representatives from across Canada who developed a statement and protocol that called for better co-production of water knowledge.

Standards for data management and a common catalogue were developed to preserve access to datasets produced by individual projects.

[14] Outputs from Global Water Futures findings include peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, datasets, and predictive models and tools related to climate that are being applied both within and outside of Canada.

A special project partnered scientists with artists to create paintings and other art that reflected the themes of the Global Water Futures program.