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The Blue Economy Initiative library contains PDFs from other organizations that help inform the dialogue on water and the economy in Canada. Inclusion of these documents does not constitute endorsement by the Blue Economy Initiative or its partner organizations.
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Water Economics
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Green Accounting and Data Improvement for Water Resources
By James Winpenny, United Nations World Water Assessment Program, UNESCO
September 2012
The report highlights the importance of water data for improving decision making in addressing a number of challenges including: water for food production; urban water supply; wastewater treatment; businesses’ water footprint; and climate change impacts, among other challenges.
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Moving to Action
NRT National Water Forum Report
By National Round Table on Economy and Environment (NRT)
2012
In January 2012, NRT held a National Water Forum that brought together experts from across Canada to discuss recommendations from an earlier document Charting a Course: Sustainable Water Use by Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors, and to provide advice on how these recommendations could...
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Resource Revolution
Meeting the world's energy, materials, food and water needs
By McKinsey Global Institute
2011
This comprehensive analysis by McKinsey & Company anticipates global demands on water withdrawals to increase from 4,500 billion cubic metres in 2010 to 6,350 billion cubic metres in 2030, with 65% of this incremental increase attributed to increased agricultural...
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Charting a Course
Sustainable Water Use by Canada's Resource Sectors
By the National Round Table on Environment and Economy (NRT)
2011
This new report by the National Round Table calls for a “fresh approach to water supply management for natural resource sectors” in Canada. It provides analysis of trends in water use and intensity for Canada’s natural resource sectors and projections to 2030.
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Worth Every Penny
A Primer on Conservation-Oriented Water Pricing
By the Polis Project on Ecological Governance
2010
This primer provides an overview of conservation-oriented water pricing for decision makers, water utilities and service providers in Canada.
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Assessing Water Risk
A Practical Approach for Financial Institutions
By World Wildlife Fund International and German development bank DEG
2011
Out of more than 300 companies studied as part of the report, 191 showed high potential business risks related to freshwater. The newly developed water risk filter system in the report is intended to identify water-related risks at an early point in time so...
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Global Risks Sixth Edition
An Initiative of the Risk Response Network
By World Economic Forum
2011
This sixth edition report aims to enhance understanding of how a comprehensive set of global risks are evolving, how their interaction impacts a variety of stakeholders, and what trade-offs are involved in managing them.
Building on conversations from the Inaugural Canadian Water Summit, The Innovolve Group, with the support of Industry Canada, RBC, Transcontinental and Cascades, authored this report to help businesses and policymakers plan for a future where water will play an increasingly important role
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Economic Instruments for Water Management in Canada
Case Studies and Barriers to Implementation
By Sustainable Prosperity
2011
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Going With the Flow?
Evolving Water Allocations and the Potential and Limits of Water Markets in Canada
By Oliver M. Brandes, Linda Nowlan, and Katie Paris for the Conference Board of Canada
2008
This report describes some of the key mechanisms available to allocate water in times of scarcity, with a particular focus on markets and market mechanisms.
