NSERC CREATE Training Program in Aquatic Ecosystem Health: Integrative Approaches for Studying Multiple Stressors (ERASMUS)

据预测，世界人口将在未来40年内超过90亿，毫无疑问，必须明智地管理淡水资源，以满足人类的需求，同时保持可持续的水生生态系统。在气候变化问题、大规模淡水危机和水生生态系统的长期可持续性方面，人类引起的栖息地改变的影响最为明显。例如，在加拿大，人为和自然来源的污染仍然严重威胁着水生环境的健康以及依赖这些环境的人民和经济。为有效解决这些问题，我们需要全球合作，需要创新工具和方法。制定保护全球资源的指导方针的速度不够快，主要是因为缺乏制定综合管理模式所需的跨学科专门知识。目前，环境专业人员的培训侧重于在狭窄的学科范围内的高度专业化。这项建议旨在解决在管理全球淡水资源的关键研究框架内缺乏专门知识的问题。

It is predicted that the world's population will exceed 9 billion people within the next 40 years and there is no question that freshwater resources must be managed wisely to meet human needs, yet maintain sustainable aquatic ecosystems. Nowhere are the effects of human induced habitat alterations more evident than in climate change issues, large scale freshwater crises, and the long-term sustainability of aquatic ecosystems. In Canada, for example, contamination from both anthropogenic and natural sources remains a serious threat to the health of both aquatic environments, and the people and economies relying on them. To effectively address these issues we require global cooperation and innovative tools and approaches. The development of guidelines to protect global resources is not occurring fast enough, primarily because of the lack of interdisciplinary expertise required to develop integrative management models. Currently, the training of environmental professionals focuses on high specialization within narrowly defined disciplines. This proposal aims to address this lack of expertise within the critical research framework of managing global freshwater resources.