ARBI Conference - 2018

"The Ripple Effect of Watershed Management Decisions in the Assiniboine River Basin"

Conference Overview

The Assiniboine River Basin Initiative is hosting its fourth annual conference. Our 2018 theme is The Ripple Effect of Watershed Management Decisions in the Assiniboine River Basin. 

This year the conference will be hosted in Regina, Saskatchewan on February 14 & 15, 2018 at the Doubletree by Hilton. The address and directions can be found on the left-hand side of this page. 

To see a copy of this year's conference agenda please visit the our website.

Conference Speakers

Dave Sauchyn - Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Regina

Dr. Sauchyn has been with the University of Regina for the past 35 years. Since 2000, he has been affiliated with the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative. His main research interests are 1) the climate and hydrology of the past millennium and how knowledge of the past can inform scenarios of future climate and water supplies, and 2) planned adaptation to minimize the adverse impacts of climate change on the natural capital of Canada’s western Interior.

Dr. Sauchyn recently co-directed a five-year interdisciplinary study of the vulnerability of agricultural communities to climate extremes in Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil and the Canadian Prairies. He recently accepted the task of coordinating lead author the Prairies chapter for the current national assessment of climate change.

Hank Venema – Director of Planning, Prairie Climate Centre

Dr. Venema is a professional engineer with experience working in several fields including agriculture, water, climate change adaptation, energy, and ecosystem management. He led water and agriculture research from 2004 to 2013 with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), and led the formation of IISD’s Water Innovation Centre in 2009.

Throughout his career, Dr. Venema has collaborated with many global and international environmental and climate change organizations, including the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as well as Canadian federal and provincial departments. His research has appeared in numerous journals and publications.