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.
Climate Change
Showcasing Merits of the Boundary Waters Treaty and International Joint Commission on a Global Stage
Most of the world’s freshwater flows are shared by multiple countries. Conflicts between countries over their shared waters can and do arise.
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.
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.