Across the transboundary region shared between Canada, the United States and many Indigenous Nations, water resource management experts are reporting increasing pressures on hydrological systems driven by climate change.
Adaptive Management
Terms of Reference for a Public Advisory Group in support of Phase 2 of the Expedited Review of Plan 2014
1. Preamble
Phase 2 of the Expedited Review is broadly examining Plan 2014’s performance, especially its response to extreme high and low water levels and to variability brought on by the changing climate.
A Public Advisory Group (PAG) initiated during Phase 1 was re-established for the Phase 2 of the Expedited Review to continue robust engagement with the public over the course of the review.
To learn more about the relationship between the International Joint Commission (IJC), International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board (ILOSLRB), and the Great Lakes-St.…
Plan 2014 is the plan for regulating outflows from Lake Ontario into the St. Lawrence River that went into effect in 2017.