Why UN World Data Forum matters to Canada

Thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, data also now allow us to 'model' better than ever—providing us with detailed and accurate blueprints of where, say, Canada’s fresh water is headed, set against the backdrops of climate change and ever-increasing pollution.

The federal government has dedicated funds and energy to launch a new pan-Canadian agency to protect the 20 per cent of the world’s fresh water that we are lucky enough to host in this country.Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Opinion

BY SCOTT HIGGINS

October 21, 2020

Full disclaimer: this is probably a niche passion, but I just can’t help getting excited about the United Nations World Data Forum

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