POWI - Program on Water Issues

Congenial relations between the United States and Canada have long been a source of pride for both countries. We characteristically speak about being each other's largest trading partners, and about the degree to which we have a shared, peaceful border. Over the years, the two countries have created a number of mechanisms for dealing with cross-boundary environmental matters relating to air, water and migratory wildlife...

The United States is now the world's largest energy user, and is rapidly becoming a net importer of energy. Much of this energy shortfall comes from Canada. Canada now supplies the United States with 24.2 per cent of its total energy needs in the form of natural gas, oil and electricity, and has replaced Saudi Arabia as the number one supplier of oil to the United States...

Although most of its work has focused on Canada-US Transboundary Water Issues, since its formation in 2001, POWI has been asked to conduct research on some other important water-related issues...

The Program On Water Issues (POWI) creates opportunities for members of the private, public, academic, and not-for-profit sectors to join in collaborative research, dialogue, and education.

The Program is dedicated to giving voice to those who would bring transparency and breadth of knowledge to the understanding and protection of Canada's valuable water resources. Since 2001, The Program On Water Issues has provided the public with analysis, information, and opinion on a range of important and emerging water issues.

Its location within the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto provides access to rich analytic resources, state-of-the-art information technology, and international expertise.

Upcoming Event

Friday, March 5, 2010 - A Special Presentation by Scott Vaughan, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Office of the Auditor General.
By Invitation Only"

Watch the WEBCAST

On September 23, 2009, we ran a live webcast from our conference: "Burying Carbon Dioxide in Underground Saline Aquifers: Political Folly or Climate Change Fix?" Parts one and two of the event are now available to view on demand.

September 24, 2009

Watch part one...