Partnership for Innovation in Climate Change Adaptation in Water & Wastewater Treatment

水适应气候变化创新伙伴关系

• 批准号: 568507-2021
• 负责人: Gagnon, GrahamGA
• 金额: $ 65.56万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=749131
• 关键词: Partnership; Innovation; Climate; Change; Adaptation

The impacts of climate change on source and receiving water quality are estimated to be profound. Climate change adaptation requires an anticipatory reaction across the water community to address design approaches to mitigate environmental damage of wastewater discharge and to manage water quality and water and wastewater treatment costs into the future. The consideration of climate change in design is only recently gaining the attention of the water and wastewater community. For that reason, we have established a strong partnership with three municipalities and five industrial organizations to work with on improving water and wastewater quality under climate change pressures through advancing science and technology. Specifically, our team has organized the research program into three themes: A. Development of Robust Monitoring Methods & Technologies; B. Climate-Adaptive Technologies for Safe Water at the Tap; and C. Climate Conscious Technologies for Wastewater Management.To accomplish these goals, the team will be led by Dr. Graham Gagnon and Dr. Amina Stoddart who have led international impact with their water and wastewater research activities throughout their careers. Over the next 5-years, the team anticipates to have impact on the Partner Organizations and broadly to the water community through 26 uniquely defined work packages that will see 38 undergraduate students, 32 graduate students (20 MASc & 12 PhD) and nine postdoctoral fellows trained. The research outcomes will be disseminated to our Partner Organizations via regular meetings, online webinars, and data dashboards. In addition, based on the tracks records of the Research Team and the Partner Organizations, the expected outcomes of this five-year research program will help Canada to be well positioned to continue industrial and economic leadership in the water sector, while adapting to increased pressures from climate change.

据估计，气候变化对水源和受纳水质的影响是深远的。适应气候变化需要整个水界做出预期反应，以解决设计方法，以减轻废水排放对环境的损害，并管理未来的水质以及水和废水处理成本。设计中对气候变化的考虑最近才引起水和废水处理界的关注。因此，我们与三个城市和五个行业组织建立了牢固的合作伙伴关系，通过推进科学技术在气候变化压力下改善水和废水质量。具体来说，我们的团队将研究计划分为三个主题： A. 稳健监测方法和技术的开发； B. 气候适应技术，实现自来水安全用水；为了实现这些目标，该团队将由 Graham Gagnon 博士和 Amina Stoddart 博士领导，他们在整个职业生涯中通过水和废水研究活动发挥了国际影响力。在接下来的 5 年里，该团队预计将通过 26 个独特定义的工作包对合作伙伴组织和广泛的水界产生影响，这些工作包将培训 38 名本科生、32 名研究生（20 名硕士和 12 名博士）和 9 名博士后。研究成果将通过定期会议、在线网络研讨会和数据仪表板传播给我们的合作伙伴组织。此外，根据研究团队和合作伙伴组织的跟踪记录，这项为期五年的研究计划的预期成果将帮助加拿大处于有利位置，继续在水领域保持工业和经济领先地位，同时适应气候变化带来的日益增加的压力。