POLIS Discussion Series on Water with Special Guest Bob Sandford

WSP was pleased to host a special public guest lecture by renowned author Bob Sandford on March 30th, 2010. This event helps launch the Future of Water Law and Governance in Canada series – a new program at the POLIS Water Sustainability Project.

Bob shared his experiences and “lessons from elsewhere” as they relate to current efforts to modernize the BC Water Act and the future of fresh water in Canada.

Bob Sandford is the Canadian Chair of the United Nations “Water for Life” Decade, a partnership initiative that aims to advance long-term water quality and availability issues. In this capacity, Bob is the only Canadian to sit on the Advisory Committee for the prestigious Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy. Bob is also the Director of the Western Watersheds Climate Research Collaborative, and is a current co-Chair of FLOW- Canada a prestigious national water policy expert group. Bob’s third book on water issues, Restoring the Flow: Confronting the World’s Water Woes, was published by Rocky Mountain Books in the fall of 2009.

Final proceedings can be read below.