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FINDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS

OUR PROCESS

Our process helps Canada achieve sustainable development solutions that integrate environmental and economic considerations to ensure the lasting prosperity and well-being of our nation.

RESEARCH

We rigorously research and conduct high quality analysis on issues of sustainable development. Our thinking is original and thought provoking.

CONVENE

We convene opinion leaders and experts from across Canada around our table to share their knowledge and diverse perspectives. We stimulate debate and integrate polarities. We create a context for possibilities to emerge.

ADVISE

We generate ideas and provide realistic solutions to advise governments, Parliament and Canadians. We proceed with resolve and optimism to bring Canada’s economy and environment closer together.

Charting a Course – Figure 1

Central principle to guide water governance in Canada

Water has value -in economic, environmental and social terms - and should be managed in trust without harm to its sustainability or that of the ecosystems in which it occurs.

Three operational principles

  1. Water must be conserved and used efficiently
  2. Water governance and management should be adaptive
  3. Water governance and management should be collaborative