NEWS: Premiers Endorse Water Charter 

August 11, 2010
Manitoba Wildlands

The 2010 annual meeting of Canada's Premiers (Council of the Federation) held in Winnipeg August 4-6 endorsed a new Water Charter for Canada. Premiers agree to take timely measures, and to work together to:

    * Reinforce water conservation, water quality, and adaptation to climate change;
    * Make water use more efficient through water conservation and efficiency plans;
    * Encourage strong water efficiency, quality standards and a Canada-wide water efficiency-labeling program;
    * Enhance water monitoring efforts and share water conservation and water quality information;
    * Work with municipalities about water-related emergencies and enhance sharing of community planning tools;
    * Encourage Canadians and Canadian companies to lead in development and sale of new water conservation and protection technologies and services;
    * Work with public and private sector to make World Water Day - March 22, 2011 - a national event;
    * Collaborate with Provinces, Territories and State governments on transboundary issues.

"The Premiers' new Canada Water Charter appears to be an important collaboration for Canada's future water security. Canadians are highly concerned about our waters in the face of climate change and this Charter could be a step in addressing the challenges we are going to increasingly have to confront. The premiers need to be transparent while dedicating staff to a workplan with annual reports, for Canada's new Water Charter," said Gaile Whelan-Enns, Director of Manitoba Wildlands.

 

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