World Water Futures: Solutions of Water Threats in an Era of Global Change

世界水未来：全球变化时代水威胁的解决方案

• 批准号: CFREF-2015-00010
• 负责人: Zink, Laura
• 金额: $ 517.85万
• 依托单位: University of Saskatchewan
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada First Research Excellence Fund
• 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=755938
• 关键词: World; Water; Futures; Solutions; Threats

Given that half the world's population and all of Canada are dependent upon water from cold regions-which are at the forefront of global warming and undergoing rapid change-Canada must take a global leadership role in finding solutions for how best to forecast, prepare for and manage water futures in the face of dramatically increasing risks. Through an unprecedented multi-site water research partnership involving the UofS, its three institutional partners, 14 other Canadian universities and nearly 160 stakeholders/partners, Global Water Futures (GWF) will be the world's first large-scale multi-site water research consortium, bringing together an unprecedented scale of expertise to enable Canada to lead the world in developing risk management solutions for global economies and communities dependent upon water for health, wealth and livelihoods. Building on world-renowned excellence in water research and unique observational sites, GWF is uniquely positioned to develop new climate change-focussed science for evidence-based decision-making, innovative water monitoring technologies, new decision-making tools, and much-needed predictive models for national forecasting of floods, droughts and related agricultural risks. GWF will transform Canada's ability to reduce the risk of water threats, design adaptive strategies to cope with uncertainty, and take advantage of economic opportunities-knowledge crucial to many other parts of the world. GWF will be well positioned with its transformative new community-centric science and more than 380 researchers across Canada to help develop a national water strategy for Canada that addresses issues ranging from health and safety to sustainable development of industries to protection of critical water resources.

鉴于世界上一半的人口和加拿大的所有依赖于寒冷地区的水，这些地区处于全球变暖的前沿，正在经历快速变化，加拿大必须在寻找如何最好地预测，准备和管理水的解决方案方面发挥全球领导作用面对急剧增加的风险。通过前所未有的多地点水研究伙伴关系，涉及UofS，其三个机构合作伙伴，其他14所加拿大大学和近160个利益相关者/合作伙伴，全球水期货（GWF）将成为世界上第一个大型多地点水研究财团，汇集了前所未有的专业知识，使加拿大能够领导世界为全球经济开发风险管理解决方案，健康、财富和生计依赖水的社区。基于世界闻名的卓越水研究和独特的观测站，GWF具有独特的优势，可以开发新的以气候变化为重点的科学，用于循证决策、创新的水监测技术、新的决策工具以及急需的预测模型。国家洪水、干旱和相关农业风险的预测。GWF将改变加拿大降低水资源威胁风险的能力，设计适应性战略以科普不确定性，并利用经济机会-对世界许多其他地区至关重要的知识。GWF将凭借其变革性的以社区为中心的新科学和加拿大各地的380多名研究人员，帮助制定加拿大国家水资源战略，解决从健康和安全到工业可持续发展到保护关键水资源等问题。