Date: March 22nd, 2024
On March 22nd, 2024 Alberta’s eleven Watershed Planning & Advisory Councils (WPACs) came together to celebrate World Water Day. This year’s UN theme for World Water Day was “Water for Peace.” POLIS’ Oliver M. Brandes was featured on a panel that shared their perspectives on what “water for peace” means to them.
Sherri Wilson, Deputy Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta.
Opening address and welcome on behalf of the Honourable Rebecca Shultz
Azure Johnson, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper & Director, Azure and Company
Advancing Reconciliation Through Community Building
Andre Asselin, Executive Director, Alberta Water Council
Multi-sector Consensus Based Approaches and Water Security
Oliver M. Brandes, Co-Director, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria
Towards Watershed Security: Understanding the Potential and Power of Watershed Governance
