Ontario Water Consortium Graduate Leadership Council is hosting their first event! The webinar on Water inequality: Water insecurity in First Nations communities will be held on August 9th. Rachel Arsenault who is an advisor at Coeuraj Canada and Ph.D. student at York University joins us to speak about the water insecurity in First Nations Communities.
Although the United Nations Joint Monitoring Program reports 99% of North Americans have access to safely managed water and sanitation facilities there are communities being left behind. On August 9th, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET, Rachel Arsenault, Advisor at Coeuraj Canada and PhD student at York University joins us to speak about the water insecurity in First Nations Communities. Registration is free and open to everyone. Register now!
Target audience: Graduate students, young water professionals
Date & Time: August 9, 2022 | 12:00 PM EST
Speaker Bio: Rachel Arsenault is a PhD student at York University. Her master’s research at Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne focused on how the First Nations water crises impacted communities and water insecurity in First Nations. She conducted an exploratory study to understand the causes of the water crises and developed potential solutions by gaining Indigenous perspectives and recommendations on water governance and security. She highlights, “the necessity of including Indigenous priorities, values, and laws into efforts to achieve water security in First Nations communities.”