Sameer Shah joins SYPC as a regional representative
Sameer recently bacame a Pacific “Regional Representative” for the Canadian Water Network’s Student and Young Professional Committee. Regional representatives are responsible for both organizing and participating in Canadian Water Network events held in the area. Amongst the benefits of organizing and participating in events, this 18 month position offers an opportunity to collaborate with water researchers and […]
New book on Strengthening Community University Research Partnerships
We are happy to share the recent UNESCO Chair on Community-based Research open-source publication “Strengthening Community University Research Partnerships: Global Perspectives‘, co-published by PRIA and University of Victoria Press. Here is an excerpt from the foreword: “Research partnerships are key to ensuring a dynamic and collaborative research agenda and to breaking free from traditional disciplinary and other boundaries […]
Lucy Rodina at the ISEE conference in Kiel, Germany
Lucy Rodina recently presented at the annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Ethics, held in Kiel, Germany from July 22 to 23, 2015. At the conference, Lucy represented both the EDGES research collaborative as well as the Water Ethics Network in which she has been involved since 2012 as a social media outreach manager. Lucy presented […]
New Pub: Tremblay and Jayme, Community knowledge co-creation through participatory video
Tremblay, C and B. Jayme (2015). Community knowledge co-creation through participatory video. Journal of Action Research 13(3): 298-314. Abstract: This article describes the process and outcomes of a participatory video project with 22 catadore/as (‘recyclers’) from recycling cooperatives in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil. During a week-long workshop (April 2008), leaders from participating cooperatives were […]
Upcoming talk by Crystal Tremblay on water governance in urban Africa
Crystal Tremblay will be presenting at an upcoming event (Sept 21) on Water Governance in Urban Africa: Building Citizenship Through Participatory Video at the University of Brighton. She will be covering two topics: 1. Book launch ‘Strengthening Community University Research Partnerships: Global Perspectives’ 2. Water Governance in Urban Africa – researching using participatory video Crystal will […]
New Pub: Dunn, Harris and Bakker, Microbial risk governance in Canada
Dunn, G., Harris, L. and K. Bakker (2015) Microbial Risk Governance: Challenges and Opportunities in Canada. Canadian Water Resources Journal 40(3): 273-249 Abstract: This paper analyzes the barriers and opportunities that decentralized water governance regimes pose to effective microbial risk assessment and management for drinking and recreational water quality. The paper presents a case study of Canada (a country […]