This summer, many families will find relaxation in the sunshine while swimming, boating, fishing and playing around the thousands of beaches across the Great Lakes’ more than 10,500 miles (16,000 kilometers) of freshwater coastline.
Climate Change
As climate change influences the conditions in the Osoyoos Lake Basin, it is important for the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control to better understand how hydrologic conditions resulting from future climate scenarios interact with the current lake-level rule curve and drought criteria…
The IJC sent a binational delegation of Commissioners and staff to attend the United Nations (UN) 2023 Water Conference in New York City earlier this year. It was the first UN Water Conference since 1977.
Climate change has many impacts on watersheds, such as raising or lowering water levels and altering anticipated runoff volumes.
The International Joint Commission (IJC) released its 2022 Activities Report outlining the projects and accomplishments of the IJC and its boards over the past year.
According to the United Nations (UN), transboundary waters shared by two or more countries account for more than 60 percent of all freshwater flows in the world, and more than 3 billion people depend on them. This makes bilateral and multilateral cooperation essential to ensuring global access to…