Climate Change, Infrastructure, Economies, and Governance in the Great Lakes Basin
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Resources
Research and Policy Resources:
The following resources can be used for writing abstracts, preparing final presentations, and preparing for the working sessions at the conference.
- Implications of Climate Change for Urban Water Utilities prepared by the Association of Metropolitan Water Utilities
- Leveraging the Great Lakes Region’s Water Assets for Economic Growth by the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings
- Addressing Implementation Challenges Related to Integrated Water Resources Management by Bruce Mitchell, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
- Building a Climate-Resilient Great Lakes: Federal Resources and Assistance for State and Local Governments by The Northeast-Midwest Institute, Washington D.C.
- National Action Plan: Priorities for Managing Freshwater Resources in a Changing Climate by the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force
- Climate Change and Water Quality in the Great Lakes Basin report of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board to the International Joint Commission
- EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY A Case Study Examination of How Climate Change is Shifting Water Utility Planning
- Preparing for Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region by Michigan Sea Grant
- Keeping Great Lakes Water Safe: Priorities for Protecting against Emerging Chemical Pollutants by Alliance for the Great Lakes
- Energy-Water Nexus: The Water Sector’s Energy Use by Congressional Research Service
- Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region Impacts on Our Communities and Ecosystems a report of The Union of Concerned Scientists and The Ecological Society of America
- The Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Integrated Water Resource Management, Institutional Arrangements, and Land-use Planning by Bruce Mitchell, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo
- Adapting to Climate Change The Public Policy Response Public Infrastructure by Resources for the Future
- Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative 2014 Sustainable Municipal Water Management Public Evaluation Report by the City of Milwaukee’s Office of Environmental Sustainability
- Stormwater Management in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin: Cities Charting the Way Forward by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
- Sustainable Municipal Water Management in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin
- Climate Change and Urban Water Utilities: Challenges and Opportunities by the World Bank
- Building Strong Collaborative Relationships for a Sustainable Water Resources Future Understanding Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Bounce Forward: Urban Resilience in the Era of Climate Change by Island Press and The Kresge Foundation
- Developing Robust Strategies for Climate Change and Other Risks: A Water Utility Framework by the Water Research Foundation