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- To implement these strategies, The Nature Conservancy is working with cities and water users around the world to create water funds, which enable water users to collectively invest in source water protection activities for the purpose of securing better water quality and improving the health and well-being of local communities.
www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/a-natural-solution-to-water-security/A Natural Solution to Water Security | The Nature Conservancy
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May 24, 2023 · The Plan will continue to improve water quality and respond to the impacts of climate change, including through monitoring, assessment, and restoration work. The Canada Water Agency will lead the delivery of major elements of the Freshwater Action Plan.
Water funds are a way for downstream water users to preserve their water supply by paying to restore and conserve natural ecosystems. They also enable upstream and downstream communities to work together for mutual benefit, preserving or restoring nature’s ability to improve water quality and reliable flow, while providing economic ...
Jul 13, 2022 · The municipality’s new combined nitrogen, phosphorous and anaerobic digester system will address effluent quality issues, recover more nutrients from biosolids for land application and meet the objectives of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
- Natural Resources Canada
Mar 22, 2021 · As a citizen of your country, you can influence political decisions by signing petitions, such as the Water Act in the US, or contacting your local government representatives to support or challenge water allocations. You can also join social movements, such as the youth organization MyH2O that collects, measures and uploads water quality data ...
Jan 22, 2024 · To ensure that fresh water in Canada is clean and healthy, the Government of Canada is taking unprecedented action by launching the Canada Water Agency and investing $650 million over 10 years in the Freshwater Action Plan to protect and restore water quality and ecosystem health in major watersheds across the country.
- Environment And Climate Change Canada
Each water fund has unique objectives and goals but, in general, they work to (1) improve or maintain water quality and water quantity for downstream users; (2) maintain regular flows of water throughout the year; (3) maintain or enhance biodiversity, both freshwater and terrestrial; and (4) improve or maintain human well-being for upstream ...
Open Working Group (OWG) adopted water-quality related targets 6.3 by 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release
