NEW PUB: RODINA: WATER RESILIENCE LESSONS FROM CAPE TOWN’S WATER CRISIS

EDGES alumna Lucy Rodina published an article titled “Water resilience lessons from Cape Town’s water crisis” in WIREs Water. Abstract: In the aftermath of the acute water crisis, building resilience in the water sector has become a priority for the City of Cape Town. In this piece, I discuss several emerging lessons from Cape Town’s […]

NEW PUB: WILSON: “SEEING WATER LIKE A STATE?”: INDIGENOUS WATER GOVERNANCE THROUGH YUKON FIRST NATION SELF-GOVERNMENT AGREEMENTS

EDGES alumna Nicole J. Wilson published an article titled, “”Seeing Water Like a State?”: Indigenous water governance through Yukon First Nation Self-Government Agreements” in Geoforum. Abstract: Yukon First Nations and the waters within their traditional territories face a variety of socio-political and environmental pressures including the effects of historical and ongoing settler colonialism, global environmental […]

NEW PUB: RODINA: Planning for water resilience: Competing agendas among Cape Town’s planners and water managers

NEW PUB: RODINA: Planning for water resilience: Competing agendas among Cape Town’s planners and water managers

EDGES alumna Lucy Rodina published an article titled “Planning for water resilience: Competing agendas among Cape Town’s planners and water managers” in Environmental Science & Policy. Abstract: Facing acute water challenges, the City of Cape Town has to reconcile the goal of building resilience to increasingly pronounced climate change impacts, including drought, with the persistent […]

3 NEW PUBS: ARTICLES IN A SPECIAL ISSUE OF WATER INTERNATIONAL

Leila M. Harris and her three colleagues published 3 articles in Water International Volume 44(2), a special issue they edited together. The title of the special issue is “Rural-urban water struggles: urbanizing hydrosocial territories and evolving connections, discourses and identities.” To view full article, click the article title below. Hommes, L., Boelens, R., Harris, L.M. […]

NEW PUB: CAMPERO AND HARRIS: THE LEGAL GEOGRAPHIES OF WATER CLAIMS: SEAWATER DESALINATION IN MINING REGIONS IN CHILE

EDGES members Cecilia Campero and Leila M. Harris published a paper titled, “The Legal Geographies of Water Claims: Seawater Desalination in Mining Regions in Chile” in Water. Abstract: The use of desalination has been increasing in recent years. Although this is not a new technology, its use often proceeds within ill-defined and ambiguous legal, institutional, […]

CONGRATS TO SEJIN UM FOR COMPLETION OF HER MA DEGREE IN GRSJ

EDGES member Sejin Um successfully completed her MA degree in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at UBC. Her MA thesis is titled, “Why Do Young Women Leave Conglomerates? Gender and the Militarized Workplace in South Korea.” She will be joining the doctoral program in sociology at New York University in fall 2019. Abstract: […]

NEW PUB: Wilson et al.: Water is Medicine: Reimagining Water Security through Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Relationships to Treated and Traditional Water Sources in Yukon, Canada

EDGES alumna Nicole J. Wilson, EDGES member Leila M. Harris and colleagues published an article titled, “Water is Medicine: Reimagining Water Security through Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Relationships to Treated and Traditional Water Sources in Yukon, Canada” in Water. Abstract: There is growing acknowledgement that the material dimensions of water security alone are inadequate; we also need […]

CONGRATS TO ANDREA ON HER NEW JOB!

CONGRATS TO ANDREA ON HER NEW JOB!

From fall 2019, EDGES alumna Andrea Marston will start as an Assistant Professor in the Geography Department at Rutgers University. Andrea was a member of EDGES and PoWG from 2010-2012, while she was obtaining her MA in Geography at UBC. Her research interests lie at the intersection of political economy, natural resource use/extraction, and land-based group identities. For […]

CONGRATS TO MEGAN PELOSO ON HER NEW JOB!

CONGRATS TO MEGAN PELOSO ON HER NEW JOB!

EDGES alumna Megan Peloso is based in Smithers, BC and works as a Land and Resource Coordinator with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. In her role with the Skeena Regional Initiatives team, Megan applies her background in watershed sustainability and governance to modernized land use planning. Megan graduated in May 2014 […]

NEW PUB: WUTICH ET AL.: HOUSEHOLD WATER SHARING: A REVIEW OF WATER GIFTS, EXCHANGES, AND TRANSFERS ACROSS CULTURES

Leila Harris co-authored an article, “Household water sharing: A review of water gifts, exchanges, and transfers across cultures” in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water.  Abstract: Water sharing offers insight into the everyday and, at times, invisible ties that bind people and households with water and to one another. Water sharing can take many forms, including so‐called […]

NEW PUB: RAMÓN-HIDALGO AND HARRIS: SOCIAL CAPITAL, POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL DIFFERENCE: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF AN ECOTOURISM PROJECT IN THE RURAL VOLTA REGION OF GHANA

EDGES member Leila M. Harris and Ana-Elia Ramón-Hidalgo published an article titled, “Social Capital, political empowerment and social difference: a mixed-methods study of an ecotourism project in the rural Volta region of Ghana,” in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism. Abstract: Claims abound regarding the empowering possibilities of community-based natural resources management (CBNRM). Social capital is […]

NEW PUB: SHAH ET AL.: DOES HOUSEHOLD CAPITAL MEDIATE THE UPTAKE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND, CROP, AND LIVESTOCK ADAPTATIONS? EVIDENCE FROM THE INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS (INDIA)

EDGES member Sameer H. Shah and colleagues published an article titled, “Does household capital mediate the uptake of agricultural land, crop, and livestock adaptations? Evidence from the Indo-Gangetic Plains (India),” in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. Abstract: Farmers in the Indo-Gangetic Plains produce much of the wheat and rice grown in India. However, food production and […]

NEW PUB: RODINA: DEFINING “WATER RESILIENCE”: DEBATES, CONCEPTS, APPROACHES, AND GAPS

EDGES alumna Lucy Rodina published an article titled “Defining “water resilience”: Debates, concepts, approaches, and gaps” in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. Abstract: Resilience is increasingly applied the context of water systems, and water governance more broadly, in response to climate change impacts, hydrologic variability and uncertainty associated with various dimensions of global environmental change. However, the […]

NEW PUB: STOLER ET AL.: HOUSEHOLD WATER SHARING: A MISSING LINK IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Leila M. Harris co-authored an article titled, “Household water sharing: a missing link in international health,” in International Health. Abstract: Water insecurity massively undermines health, especially among impoverished and marginalized communities. Emerging evidence shows that household-to-household water sharing is a widespread coping strategy in vulnerable communities. Sharing can buffer households from the deleterious health effects that […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO LUCY RODINA ON HER NEW JOB!

CONGRATULATIONS TO LUCY RODINA ON HER NEW JOB!

EDGES alumna Lucy Rodina recently moved to Ottawa and is now working as a Policy Analyst in the Policy and Results Branch at Infrastructure Canada, working on resilience, green infrastructure and environmental quality files. To see more information about Infrastructure, click here: https://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/index-eng.html To see more information about what the federal government does with respect to green infrastructure, […]

NEW PUB: SHAH ET AL.: UNPACKING SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS: CONCEPTUAL, ETHICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL INSIGHTS

Sameer H. Shah, Lucy Rodina, Jenn M. Burt, Edward J. Gregr, Mollie Chapman, Steve Williams, Nicole J Wilson, and Graham McDowell co-authored an article titled, “Unpacking social-ecological transformations: Conceptual, ethical and methodological insights” in The Anthropocene Review. Abstract: Social-ecological systems contribute to environmental change and, in turn, face its corresponding shocks and disturbances. As scholarship on […]

NEW PUB: MCDOWELL ET AL.: ADAPTATION ACTION AND RESEARCH IN GLACIATED MOUNTAIN SYSTEMS: ARE THEY ENOUGH TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE?

EDGES member Graham McDowell co-authored an article titled, “Adaptation action and research in glaciated mountain systems: Are they enough to meet the challenge of climate change?” in Global Environmental Change. Abstract: The challenge of climate change in glaciated mountain systems is significant and cannot be met without adaptation actions and research that addresses the interwoven […]

NEW PUB: PELOSO, MORINVILLE AND HARRIS: WATER SCARCITY BEYOND CRISIS: SPOTLIGHT ON ACCRA

Megan Peloso, Cynthia Morinville, and Leila M. Harris published an essay titled “Water Scarcity Beyond Crisis: Spotlight on Accra” as part of the essays on Parched Cities, Parched Citizens in the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR). Peloso, M., Morinville, C. and L.M. Harris. (2018). Water Scarcity Beyond Crisis: Spotlight on Accra. International […]

NEW PUB: Ford et al.: Vulnerability and its discontents: the past, present, and future of climate change vulnerability research

EDGES member Graham McDowell co-authored an article titled, “Vulnerability and its discontents: the past, present, and future of climate change vulnerability research.” Abstract: The concept of vulnerability is well established in the climate change literature, underpinning significant research effort. The ability of vulnerability research to capture the complexities of climate-society dynamics has been increasingly questioned, […]

New SSHRC-Funded Project: Comparative Analysis of Non-material Dimensions of Water Insecurities

Leila M. Harris and her three collaborators, W. Jepson, M. Galvin, and S. Walsh, have a new SSHRC-funded project! Awarded the Insight Grant from SSHRC, the project “Beyond Access: Comparative Analysis of Non-material Dimensions of Water Insecurities,” has three goals. First, it advances conceptualization and empirical evidence for non-material elements of water insecurity. Second, it examines […]

NEW PUB: MCFARLANE AND HARRIS: SMALL SYSTEMS, BIG CHALLENGES: REVIEW OF SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEM GOVERNANCE

Kiely McFarlane and Leila M. Harris published an article titled, “Small systems, big challenges: Review of small drinking water system governance.” in Environmental Reviews. Abstract: Small drinking water systems (SDWS) are widely identified as presenting particular challenges for drinking water management and governance in industrialised nations because of their small customer base, geographic isolation, and limited human […]

NEW RESOURCE OUT: LESSONS FROM THE EU APPROACH TO GOVERNING SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS

Ana Elia Ramón-Hidalgo, Kiely McFarlane, Emily Raab and Leila M. Harris compiled a policy brief that draws together insights from recent reports on the state of small drinking water systems in the EU, and evaluations of the EU Drinking Water Directive. The brief aims to highlight key themes and considerations that might be of interest for […]

NEW RESOURCE OUT: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GOVERNANCE OF SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS

Kiely McFarlane compiled a bibliography of recent sources related to the governance of small drinking water systems. This bibliography identifies academic publications from 1990-June 2018 that examine one or more aspects of the governance of SDWS in industrialised countries. Key themes in the publications are summarised in a literature review on the challenges, causes, solutions, […]

NEW PUB: LUKER AND HARRIS: DEVELOPING NEW URBAN WATER SUPPLIES: INVESTIGATING MOTIVATIONS AND BARRIERS TO GROUNDWATER USE IN CAPE TOWN

EDGES alumna Emma Luker, and Leila M. Harris co-authored an article titled, “Developing new urban water supplies: Investigating motivations and barriers to groundwater use in Cape Town” in International Journal of Water Resources Development. Abstract: Many cities are experiencing increasing water resource stress. In Cape Town, South Africa, surface water supplies are at a record […]

NEW OP-ED ON NATIONAL POST: TRUMP’S ‘ALL-OUT EFFORT’ ON CLIMATE IS DERELICT AND RISKY

EDGES member Sameer H. Shah and Scott McKenzie, and Devyani Singh published an op-ed piece on National Post, titled “Trump’s ‘all-out effort- on climate is derelict and risky.” This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the […]

CONGRATS TO GRAHAM ON HIS AUTHORSHIP IN IPCC!

EDGES member Graham McDowell becomes Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Contributing Author! Graham was invited to contribute given his unique expertise in human adaptation to climate change in high mountain regions. Graham is a PhD student at the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability (IRES) at UBC. He holds an MSc in Environmental Change and Management […]

NEW PUB: WUTICH ET AL.: HOUSEHOLD WATER SHARING: A REVIEW OF WATER GIFTS, EXCHANGES, AND TRANSFERS ACROSS CULTURES

NEW PUB: WUTICH ET AL.: HOUSEHOLD WATER SHARING: A REVIEW OF WATER GIFTS, EXCHANGES, AND TRANSFERS ACROSS CULTURES

Leila Harris is a co-author on a recent article “Household water sharing: A review of water gifts, exchanges, and transfers across cultures” by Wutich. A., Budds, J., Jepson, W. et al. published in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews – Water. Abstract: Water sharing offers insight into the everyday and, at times, invisible ties that bind people and households […]

NEW PUB: HARPER ET AL.: INDIGENOUS WOMEN RESPOND TO FISHERIES CONFLICT AND CATALYZE CHANGE IN GOVERNANCE ON CANADA’S PACIFIC COAST

Leila M. Harris is a co-author on a recent article, “Indigenous women respond to fisheries conflict and catalyze change in governance on Canada’s Pacific Coast” by Harper, S., Salomon, A.K., Newell, D., Waterfall, P.H., Brown, K., Harris, L.M., and Sumaila, U.R. published in Maritime Studies. Abstract: While the agency of individuals has been identified as a key […]

NEW PUB: NICOLE WILSON ET AL.: DATA QUALITY FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED, WATER-QUALITY MONITORING PROJECT IN THE YUKON RIVER BASIN

NEW PUB: NICOLE WILSON ET AL.: DATA QUALITY FROM A COMMUNITY-BASED, WATER-QUALITY MONITORING PROJECT IN THE YUKON RIVER BASIN

EDGES member Nicole Wilson co-authored an article in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, titled “Data Quality from a Community-Based, Water-Quality Monitoring Project in the Yukon River Basin.” Abstract: This paper examines the quality of data collected by the Indigenous Observation Network, a community-based water-quality project in the Yukon River Basin of Alaska and Canada. The Indigenous […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR.DANIKA KLEIBER ON HER NEW JOB!

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR.DANIKA KLEIBER ON HER NEW JOB!

We are pleased to congratulate Dr. Danika Kleiber, EDGES and IRES alumna, on her new job. Dr. Kleiber has just started a joint three-year Postdoctroal Research position with the ARC Center of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies, and WorldFish. She will be based in Townsville, Australia and working at James Cook University where she will […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO LUCY RODINA FOR COMPLETING HER DOCTORAL THESIS!

CONGRATULATIONS TO LUCY RODINA FOR COMPLETING HER DOCTORAL THESIS!

EDGES member Lucy Rodina’s doctoral thesis, “Tracing and situating water resilience across scales”, is now complete and available online! Abstract Under increasing urbanization and climate change impacts, many cities today are facing higher risks of water scarcity, flooding, or water pollution. Building resilience in the water sector is widely recognized as a key objective across […]

NEW PUBLICATION: WILSON AND INKSTER: Respecting water: Indigenous water governance, ontologies, and the politics of kinship on the ground

NEW PUBLICATION: WILSON AND INKSTER: Respecting water: Indigenous water governance, ontologies, and the politics of kinship on the ground

Nicole Wilson and Jody Inkster published an article in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, titled “Respecting water: Indigenous water governance, ontologies, and the politics of kinship on the ground.” Abstract: Indigenous peoples often view water as a living entity or a relative, to which they have a sacred responsibility. Such a perspective frequently conflicts […]

NEW PUBLICATION: SHAH AND RODINA: WATER ETHICS, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY IN SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS CONSERVATION: LESSONS FROM THE QUEENSLAND WILD RIVERS ACT

NEW PUBLICATION: SHAH AND RODINA: WATER ETHICS, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY IN SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS CONSERVATION: LESSONS FROM THE QUEENSLAND WILD RIVERS ACT

Sameer H. Shah and Lucy Rodina published an article titled “Water ethics, justice, and equity in social-ecological systems conservation: lessons from the Queensland Wild Rivers Act” in Water Policy. Abstract: The protection of natural rivers and watersheds face important concerns related to environmental (in)justice and (in)equity. Using the Queensland Wild Rivers Act as a case […]

NEW PUBLICATION: TORIO: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR METRO MANILA’S IMPOVERISHED HOUSEHOLDS

NEW PUBLICATION: TORIO: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR METRO MANILA’S IMPOVERISHED HOUSEHOLDS

Philamer C. Torio has published an article in Water Policy, titled “Leveling the playing field for metro Manila’s impoverished households.” Abstract: Metro Manila’s water privatization is one of the world’s largest and longest-running privatization programs for a water utility. While traditional efficiency metrics show significantly improved service levels under this schema, local anti-privatization activists maintain that […]

INTERVIEW WITH EMMA LUKER, EDGES ALUMNI AND PLANNING ANALYST

INTERVIEW WITH EMMA LUKER, EDGES ALUMNI AND PLANNING ANALYST

EDGES alumni Emma Luker has been featured in an interview by IRES to share her experience in her new job as Planning Analyst in UBC’s Campus + Community Planning Department, with a dual role in the Public Engagement and Sustainability + Engineering units. Emma obtained her MSc in Resource Management and Environmental Studies in August 2017, as […]

NEW OP-ED ON WATER SAVINGS STRATEGIES IN CAPE TOWN

NEW OP-ED ON WATER SAVINGS STRATEGIES IN CAPE TOWN

Cape Town could become the world’s first major city to run out of water – what’s been termed Day Zero. The city has done a great deal of work to manage water use, even winning multiple awards, although equity concerns have frequently been raised in relation to these efforts. In light of the ongoing drought, […]

NEW PUBLICATION: TREMBLAY & HARRIS: CRITICAL VIDEO ENGAGEMENTS: EMPATHY, SUBJECTIVITY AND CHANGING NARRATIVES OF WATER RESOURCES THROUGH PARTICIPATORY VIDEO (FREE UNTIL APR 22)

Crystal Tremblay and Leila Harris have published an article in Geoforum, titled “Critical video engagements: Empathy, subjectivity and changing narratives.” Abstract: This article engages a critical feminist analysis of a community-based participatory video (PV) process focused on water and sanitation issues in underserved settlements of Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa. With focus on […]

UPCOMING SEMINAR: DR.HARRIS AT TEXAS A&M “IMPLEMENTING, NARRATING, AND RESISTING THE HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER”

In February 26, 2018, Dr. Leila Harris will present a seminar titled “Implementing, Narrating, and Resisting the Human Right to Water” at Texas A&M University. The presentation is co-sponsored by the Department of Geography at Texas A&M and the Water Security Initiative o Click below to view full information: http://calendar.tamu.edu/geosciences/#event_id/37567/view/event/date/20180226d        

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