Written by Emma Squires September has gone by in a blur. It’s been an exciting and jam-packed month for me, full of new beginnings, new friends, early mornings and lots of coffee. Although it sometimes feels like the relaxed pace of summer was just yesterday, the crisp air of the mornings and the comfort foods…
Written by Kirsten Mathison, YAB volunteer for the Great Canoe Journey & Great Waters Challenge in 2018-2019 I try to keep a record of things I am grateful for each day. Overwhelmingly, my entries centre around the dinner table. There is something about food that nourishes more than my body. It strengthens my relationships by…
Written by Christine Al Halabi “We never know the worth of clean water till the well is dry,” but that does not apply to those who pause to consider what life would be like without it. As a civil engineer working in the design and establishment of roads, sewer and water networks, the grassroots environmentalist…
Written by Jordan Hawkswell I recently returned from a great adventure through precambrian rocks, winding rivers, wildflower fields, charming towns, and lush forest. This was the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure (GWTA), put on by the Waterfront Regeneration Trust, that brings people together from all over to experience the Great Lakes and their watersheds. The adventure…
Download Outcome Report WIL Lebanon 2019 June 8 – 14, 2019 Bekaa Valley at the American University of Beirut’s Advancing Research Enabling Communities Center (AREC) www.waterlution.org/water-innovation-labs/wil-lebanon/ A total of 7 days with more than 80 engaged participants from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, United States, Canada and Egypt; 55 being young community leaders, engineers, architects, entrepreneurs, professionals…
Blog written by Igor Vieira, Team WILBrasilNE, Environmental Engineer – Specialist in Oceanography and Masters in Environmental Engineering by UFRPE.* With applications for WILBrasil Nordeste closing this week, we reflect on our launch event, and we look forward to see how the young participants will converge to collectively address our water challenges at our immersion…
Blog escrito por Igor Vieira, Equipe WILBrasilNE, Engenheiro Ambiental – Especialista em Oceanografia e Mestre em Engenharia Ambiental pela UFRPE.* Os contextos brasileiros são muito peculiares quando se fala sobre água e saneamento. O desenvolvimento num país de proporções continentais faz com que os temas relacionados à água estejam em relevância em todos os setores. Diferentes…
Written by Danyka LeClair for the Cautious Optimist: Danielle Moore Legacy Project. I clearly remember the smell and sound when entering my grandparent’s house as a kid. There was a trail of tobacco smoke coming from my grandfather’s pipe and ascending to the ceiling. That unpleasant smell was quickly (and thankfully) replaced by fresh pancakes being…
Written by Sydney Stevenson, 2019-2020 Youth Advisory Board We all now know that climate change is affecting environments all over the world, some places more disproportionately than others. Even though powerful forces are trying to disprove the scientifically proven impacts of climate change, the consequences still prevail. Growing up, I always loved being outside. Nature…
by Shamily Shanmuganathan. Two years ago, if you had asked me where I saw myself, I definitely wouldn’t have known. I was in my last year of undergrad at the University of Waterloo and just wanted to finish school. But somewhere along my academic journey, I felt that there was a disconnect between what I…
