Studies & research
Canada Research Chair in Measuring the impact of human activities on climate change
- Amount :
- 600000 - Chaires de Recherche du Canada (CRC)
- Start date :
- January 2020
- End date :
- January 2025
- Associated axis :
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- Axis Water Availability
Theme 2: Hydrometeorological regime under climate
- Reasearchers involved :
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Annie Levasseur,
Annie Levasseur
Canada Research Chair in Measuring the impact of human activities on climate change
- Amount :
- 600000 - Canada Research Chairs (Canada Research Chair)
- Start date :
- September 2020
- End date :
- August 2025
- Associated axes :
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- Axis Water Availability
Theme 2: Hydrometeorological regime under climate
- Transversal axis: Governance and management
Theme 2: Risks and disrupters of governance
- Reasearcher involved :
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Annie Levasseur
Canada Research Chair in Microbial Contaminant Dynamics in Source Waters
- Amount :
- 1000000 - Chaires de recherche du Canada (CRC) (Chaires de recherche du Canada (CRC))
- Start date :
- September 2007
- End date :
- November 2018
- Associated axes :
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- Axis Uses of water
Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
- Transversal axis: Governance and management
Theme 2: Risks and disrupters of governance
- Reasearchers involved :
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Sarah Dorner,
Sarah Dorner
- Description :
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Le traitement de l'eau potable a permis de considérablement réduire le nombre de maladies d'origine hydrique dans les pays développés. Pourtant, plusieurs grandes épidémies se sont toutefois répandues et toutes étaient liées aux sources municipales d'alimentation en eau potable. Qui plus est, plusieurs d'entre elles ont suivi de fortes périodes de précipitation.
On a lié aux conditions environnementales la présence d'entéropathogènes (c. à d. de bactéries pathogènes dans l'intestin) et d'autres contaminants microbiens dans l'eau. En effet, des bactéries photosynthétiques appelées « cyanobactéries » ont été observées en nombre croissant dans les eaux de surface et l'exposition à leurs toxines a entraîné la mort chez les animaux et l'être humain.
À titre de titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la dynamique des contaminants microbiens dans les sources d'approvisionnement en eau, Sarah Dorner travaille à la mise au point de modèles informatiques afin de comprendre les processus fondamentaux servant à expliquer le transport et le devenir des contaminants microbiens présents dans l'eau, et ce, dans des conditions environnementales changeantes. À l'aide d'instruments de pointe, elle mesure ces contaminants et cherche à comprendre comment les conditions météorologiques et l'activité humaine affectent la qualité de l'eau contenue dans les bassins d'alimentation.
Par sa recherche, Mme Dorner contribuera à mieux faire comprendre les procédés qui entraînent la contamination microbienne des sources d'approvisionnement en eau. Elle développera également de nouveaux modèles pour aider à protéger les réserves d'eau potable.
Canada Research Chair in Modelling Complex Hydro-environmental Systems
- Amount :
- 500000 - Canada Research Chairs (CRC) (Canada Research Chair level II)
- Start date :
- September 2018
- End date :
- September 2023
- Associated axis :
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- Axis Water Availability
Theme 1: Integrated quantity and quality simulations
- Reasearchers involved :
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Ahmad Shakibaeinia,
Canada Research Chair in Statistical Hydroclimatology
- Amount :
- 1400000 - Gouvernment of Canada (Canada Research Chair)
- Start date :
- June 2018
- End date :
- June 2025
- Associated axis :
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- Axis Water Availability
Theme 2: Hydrometeorological regime under climate
- Reasearcher involved :
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Taha Ouarda
- Description :
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Research involves assessing hydroclimatic variables to reduce the risks of natural disasters, evaluating renewable energy potential, and modelling the impact on public health.
Canada Research Chair in Water and Urbanization
- Amount :
- 1000000 - Chaires de recherche du Canada (CRC) (Chaires de recherche du Canada (CRC))
- Start date :
- May 2011
- End date :
- May 2021
- Associated axes :
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- Axis Uses of water
Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
- Transversal axis: Governance and management
Theme 3: Governance objectives and tools
- Reasearchers involved :
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Kathryn Furlong,
Kathryn Furlong
- Description :
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The Canada Research Chair in Water and Urbanization was established in May 2011 and is held by Kathryn Furlong in the Department of Geography at the University of Montreal.
The Canada Research Chair in Water and Urbanization was proposed in recognition of the important challenges faced by municipalities around the world in terms of providing safe, reliable, and equitable water supply. The World Health Organization estimates that 860 million people in the developing world lack access to clean drinking water. Meanwhile, in higher income countries like Canada, municipal supplies face challenges that include crumbling infrastructure, insufficient revenues and inefficient water use.
With these dilemmas in mind, the Canada Research Chair in Water and Urbanization examines governance arrangements and utility models that challenge widely held notions of how services should be provided, who should be involved, the role of municipalities, and the accessibility of services to rural and low-income areas.
Canada Research Chair on Source Water Protection
- Amount :
- 500000 - Chaires de Recherche du Canada (CRC)
- Start date :
- January 2013
- End date :
- January 2018
- Associated axis :
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- Axis Uses of water
Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
- Reasearchers involved :
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Sarah Dorner,
Sarah Dorner
Canada Research Chair on Water Quality Modelling
- Amount :
- 1 400 000 - Government of Canada (Canada Research Chairs (CRC))
- Start date :
- April 2013
- End date :
- March 2020
- Associated axis :
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- Axis Uses of water
Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
- Reasearcher involved :
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Peter Vanrolleghem
- Description :
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Several graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research professionals perform multifaceted studies in which models are the key element. The research focuses on the methodological aspects of the collection and evaluation of data quality, the development of new models. Everything is done to improve modeling approaches, optimize water systems based on models, and develop software that supports these studies.
Canada's boreal wildland-society-water nexus. Phase 1: Water futures risk assessment
- Amount :
- 75000 - Global Water Futures (Apogée Canada)
- Start date :
- June 2017
- End date :
- June 2020
- Associated axis :
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- Transversal axis: Governance and management
Theme 1: Nexus between uses and availability
- Reasearchers involved :
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Sylvain Jutras,
Sylvain Jutras
