Video: Co-creating knowledge for a better water future
A recent Global Water Futures meeting is believed to be the first major science gathering on a First Nation in Canada
Researchers from around the world gathered in Hamilton and Six Nations of the Grand River for the Global Water Futures Inaugural Annual Science Meeting on June 3–6, 2018.
Focused on the co-creation of Indigenous and scientific research, the meeting was jointly hosted by McMaster University and Six Nations. More than 350 delegates attended the meeting, believed to be the first major science gathering on a First Nation in Canada.
Global Water Futures is a University of Saskatchewan-led research program with a goal to deliver risk management solutions for water futures in Canada and other regions. Distinguished Professor and Canada Research Chair John Pomeroy of the Department of Geography and Planning is the director of the program.
Pomeroy and other participants in the Annual Science Meeting are featured in a video about the gathering published on July 17.
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