Water Governance Workshop – Penticton, British Columbia – February 22, 2011
On February 22, 2011, the NRTEE hosted a one-day workshop in collaboration with the Okanagan Basin Water Board in Penticton, British Columbia.
The purpose of the workshop was to explore how collaborative governance might assist in achieving effective, efficient, and equitable water use by the natural resources sectors. An additional aim was to develop a better understanding of criteria for assessing when collaborative water governance models should be pursued.
This event was part of a national initiative from the NRTEE on the sustainable use of water by the natural resource sectors in Canada. The overall objectives of the program are to address the following questions:
(1) Does Canada have enough water to support economic growth while maintaining the health of our country’s ecosystems, given that the development of the natural resource sectors is on the rise (agriculture, mining, forestry and energy production), and with pressures on water resources due to increasing population and a changing climate?
(2) Is Canada in a position to manage water resources sustainably for future generations?
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Participants
Jeannette Armstrong
En’owkin Centre
Karen Bakker
University of British Columbia
Bernard Bauer
University of British Columbia
Gabe Cipes
Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Don Dobson
Urban Systems
René Drolet
Director, Policy and Research
NRTEE
Denise Edwards
Administrative Assistant
NRTEE
Doug Edwards
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Penny Gambell
Lake Country BC
Jessica Hawkins
Fraser Basin Council
Lee Hesketh
BC Cattlemens Association
Kim Hyatt
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
John Janmaat
University of British Columbia
Nelson R. Jatel
Okanagan Basin Water Board
Deana Machin
Okanagan Nation Alliance
Denise Neilsen
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Richard Prokopanko
NRTEE Member
Conrad Pryce
Government of British Columbia
Anna Warwick Sears
Okanagan Basin Water Board
Ellen Simmons
En’owkin Centre
Tyee Bridge
The Conference Publishers
Brian Symonds
Government of British Columbia
Dean Watts
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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