Sustainable Development
Freshwater: The Role and Contribution of Natural Resources Canada
Water Issues and NRCan Activities
This section of the report provides an overview of water issues of relevance to NRCan's four principal sectors (earth sciences, energy, forestry, and minerals and metals) as well as departmental operations. Information on the Department's organization is included in Appendix 1.
- Earth Sciences
- Water Issues and Earth Sciences:
- Water-Related Earth Sciences Sector Activities:
- Groundwater Program
- Reducing Canada's Vulnerability to Climate Change Program
- Geomatics for Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Program
- Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Program
- Natural Hazards and Emergency Response Preparedness Program
- Sustainable Development through Knowledge Integration - Pathways Project
- Legislated Environmental and Resource Assessments (LERA)
- Metals in the Environment Program
- Program highlights: 1
Oak Ridges Moraine research contributes to Ontario water-resource management and land-use policy - Program highlights: 2
Reducing the Vulnerability of Canada's Water – RCVCC Program Projects - Energy
- Water Issues and Energy:
- Water-Related NRCan Energy Sector Activities:
- Forestry
- Water Issues and Forests:
- Water-Related Canadian Forest Service Activities:
- Minerals and Metals
- Water Issues and Minerals and Metals:
- Water-Related Minerals and Metals Sector Activities:
- Water Issues and Activities in NRCan Operations
- Appendix 1 : Departmental Mandate and Organization
- Appendix 2 : Sustainable Development Strategy - 2004-2006 Water Commitments
