Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Assessment of water quality stressors in Great Bear Lake
Agreement Number:
KME-2425-0008
Agreement Value:
$30,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
The Wilfrid Laurier University research team in partnership with the Délı̨nę Got'įnę Government will co-create the knowledge and tools necessary to inform risk-based management and mitigation strategies of cumulative water quality and ecosystem health impacts caused by climate warming, thawing permafrost, and legacy contamination on Great Bear Lake. The research aims to analyze permafrost thaw trends in the Great Bear Lake watershed close to the Délı̨nę community and around Small Lake, and evaluate the vulnerability of drinking water resources and fisheries crucial to the Délı̨nę community.
Organization:
Polar Knowledge Canada
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, CA N2L 3C5
Reference Number:
171-2024-2025-Q1-P0013
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Wilfrid Laurier University
Program:
Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions
Program Purpose:
To foster and encourage activities and events that promote greater awareness of, and increase knowledge about, polar regions. Attract, inform and inspire new generations to carry on Canada's increasing activities in polar affairs.