Written by Laina Timberg, Coordinator, Youth Programs, Toronto, O.N. & Megan Cornall, Water Innovation Lab Global Coordinator, Vancouver, B.C. The Water Innovation Lab Canada 2019 (WILCanada2019) ran from October 5-11 in Calgary and Kananaskis, Alberta. It was the first time a WIL had returned to Alberta since they were moved to a global scale four…
Written by Owais Ghory, Summer Student Youth Coordinator If I had to pick one word to describe the end of my Youth Advisory Board (YAB) term this past spring, it would be bittersweet. On the one hand I was happy to have achieved many goals and learned as much as I did from the overall…
Written By Laura Palumbo, Writer, Producer and Communications Specialist In this three-part interview series with Founder and President, Karen Kun, Karen looks back at the past 15 years of growing Waterlution, and ahead to future plans for her organization. LP: In what different ways have you grown Waterlution in the past 15 years? KK: Since the…
This week, we’re featuring a spot from our Great Art for Great Lakes artists. GAGL sat down with Kingston artist, Andy Berg to discuss her completed Great Art for Great Lakes piece, Aqua Viva, her experience creating community-engagement artwork, and what she’s working on these days. GAGL: Who is Andy Berg? Tell us a bit about yourself. I…
The final instalment in our behind-the-scenes look at WILNetherlands2017. Apply to WIL Porto 2017 by June 05th. Visit: http://portowaterinnovationweek.eu/wil
Participants work on their projects together to pitch refined ideas. WIL’S bring together young leaders with soft skills and hard skills in the water innovation space from around the globe, creating an opportunity to collaborate and cross-pollinate information in a vibrant networking ecosystem.
Day 4 of the Water Innovation Lab: we see innovation in action, the real mobilization of young people around the world who are working together to collaborate on water technology projects for future development outside the WIL system.
On Day Three, participants are pushed outside their comfort zones as they take part in “World Café” exercises and scenario planning designed to equip young leaders to tackle water challenges across the globe. We’re talking about how best to use our Planet’s water. There are six Water Innovation Lab (WIL) workshops planned around the world…
Water Innovation Labs equip young leaders to tackle water challenges across the globe. See what we’re up to. We’re talking about how best to use our Planet’s water. There are six Water Innovation Lab (WIL) workshops planned around the world throughout 2017. Stay tuned for more content.
Waterlution Innovation Labs are all about building skills, and we will give you a glimpse of that through these webisodes. In Episode One, meet the participants of #WILEUROPE2017 See what we’re up to. We’re talking about how best to use our Planet’s water. There are six Water Innovation Lab (WIL) workshops planned around the world…
