Article Title
Adapting to Climate Change Through Source Water Protection: Case Studies from Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada
Abstract
The protection of drinking water sources continues to gain momentum in First Nation communities on the Canadian Prairie. Through the identification of potential threats to drinking water sources communities are taking action to mitigate those threats. This article explores the extent to which climate change has been taken into consideration in recent source water protection planning community exercises. In addition, this article describes how source water protection planning has potential to enhance community adaptation strategies to reduce the impacts of climate change on source water and drinking water systems. Results are based on six case studies from Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Acknowledgments
The author wishes to thank the working committee participants in each of the case study communities who contributed to their respective source water protection plans.
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Recommended Citation
Patrick, R. J.
(2018).
Adapting to Climate Change Through Source Water Protection: Case Studies from Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 9(3)
. Retrieved from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol9/iss3/1
DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2018.9.3.1
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