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The mosaic of boreal wetlands and forest ecosystems, which represents a critically important global freshwater resource, is undergoing extraordinary transformative change from urbanization, natural resources development, and climate-mediated natural water disasters. Given that Canada's boreal economy is of national importance it is not surprising that industry and governments alike have considerable concern about the uncertainties and 'surprises' of these 'water futures'.

In response, Boreal Water Futures (BWF) was formed by a transdisciplinary team of academic and government researchers, industry users, NGOs, and key provincial and national stakeholders to develop an effective water futures risk assessment (WFRA) framework for the boreal region. The main objective of BWF is to assess and ensure the resilience of boreal Canada's primary hydrological systems and propose strategies to mitigate water risks to this region's ecosystems, associated industries and infrastructure, and growing urban population. This will contribute to the overarching vision of Global Water Futures (GWF) to provide Canada with methods and tools for predicting change related to water futures within evolving cold regions.


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Future Climate Change, Extreme Weather and Fire Regimes

Improving our capacity to predict future wildfire regimes in Canada's boreal
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Boreal Ecohydrology Vulnerability

Improving our capacity to predict the vulnerability of changes in boreal HU hydrological function
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Water Futures Risk Assessment

Developing a WFRA for boreal users and stakeholders in order to create a more resilient wildland-society-water nexus in Canada's boreal landscape

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