Water Security
Water Security
GENERAL
New Brunswick is a province with a high variability in intra-annual water availability ranging from droughts to floods. Much of New Brunswick depends on surface and ground water for domestic, municipal, industrial and agricultural uses. Climate change acts as an amplifier of the already-intense competition over water resources. With increasing demand on water resources, floods, water shortage, and water environmental degradation have become serious threats to water security in the province.
Research focus:
- Defining the concept of water security;
- Quantifying water availability in the Province;
- Presenting methods for water system managers to assess current status and potential risks to water availability and security.