Canada at risk of both freshwater and brain drain as thirst for tech grows: AquaAction president

A U.S. threat assessment identified global water security as a growing risk to its national security interests, and Canada needs to catch up, says AquaAction's Soula Chronopoulos.
Due to extensive permafrost melt, many Arctic lakes are breached and drained, as pictured in Southwestern Baffin Island. Larger swaths of Canada are regularly dealing with more severe drought conditions, putting water security as a top priority, say stakeholders.

When it comes to protecting the country's freshwater, Canada seems to be “asleep at the wheel,” and without a greater focus on water tech and matching policies and regulations with the United States to better protect Canada’s “blue gold,” the future could “hit us...

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