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

据估计，气候变化对水源和受水水质的影响是深远的。适应气候变化需要整个水界的预期反应，以解决设计方法，以减轻废水排放对环境的破坏，并管理水质以及未来的水和废水处理成本。在设计中考虑气候变化只是最近才引起水和废水处理社区的注意。为此，我们与三个城市和五个工业组织建立了牢固的伙伴关系，通过推进科学技术，在气候变化压力下改善水和废水质量。具体而言，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发展；B.适应气候变化的安全自来水技术；C.具有气候意识的废水管理技术。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都领导了水和废水研究活动的国际影响。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社区产生影响，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，根据研究小组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在适应气候变化日益增加的压力的同时，在水领域继续保持工业和经济领导地位。

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.