Navigating the tensions in collaborative watershed governance: Water governance and Indigenous communities in British Columbia, Canada

R Simms, L Harris, N Joe, K Bakker - Geoforum, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract First Nations in British Columbia (BC), Canada, have historically been—and largely
continue to be—excluded from colonial governments' decision-making and management …

Towards an integrative understanding of British Columbia's Nechako Watershed: Connecting knowledge systems to strengthen understanding of climate change …

MW Parkes, SJ Déry, PN Owens, EL Petticrew… - PLOS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Understanding of upstream and downstream dynamics of continental river basins demands
attention to the influence of important tributaries and watersheds. This is exemplified by the …

Social license to operate: Not a proxy for accountability in water governance

N Overduin, ML Moore - Geoforum, 2017 - Elsevier
With the emergence of more collaborative, watershed governance arrangements and the
engagement of various actors in decision-making processes, new questions emerge about …

Climate change and resource development impacts in watersheds: Insights from the Nechako River Basin, Canada

IM Picketts, MW Parkes, SJ Déry - The Canadian Geographer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Few studies to date examine the cumulative effects of climate change and resource
development on social‐ecological systems, such as watersheds. In partnership with a …

Changing currents: A case study in the evolution of water law in Western Canada

OM Brandes, D Curran - Water policy and governance in Canada, 2017 - Springer
New social, economic and environmental priorities are challengeing the Canadian water
law regime. Water law in western Canada, a direct product of the colonial legal system and …

Revisiting integrated coastal and marine management in Canada: opportunities in the Bay of Fundy

SL Eger, RL Stephenson, D Armitage… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Limited progress has been made in implementing integrated coastal and marine
management (ICM) policies globally. A renewed commitment to ICM in Canada offers an …

“All of the water that is in our reserves and that is in our territory is ours”: Colonial and Indigenous water governance in unceded Indigenous territories in British …

BR Simms - 2014 - open.library.ubc.ca
With increasing legal recognition of Aboriginal rights and title, growing calls for collaborative
water governance arrangements with First Nations, and approval of British Columbia's new …

Multi-level governance of watersheds in Kenya under devolution framework: a case of Migori river watershed

SB Opiyo, G Opinde, S Letema - International Journal of River …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A research gap exists in the understanding of multi-level governance for
watersheds in Kenya under the current devolved framework. This paper uses the Migori …

[BUCH][B] Awash with Opportunity: Ensuring the Sustainability of British Columbia's New Water Law

O Brandes, S Carr-Wilson, D Curran, R Simms - 2015 - dspace.library.uvic.ca
n May 2014, the Province of British Columbia enacted the new Water Sustainability Act,
which provides an unprecedented opportunity to fully modernize British Columbia's water …

Learning from experience to operationalize integrated coastal and marine management

S Eger - 2020 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Integrated coastal and marine management (ICM) is a system of governance that moves
beyond traditional sector-based management. ICM is compatible with the holistic vision of a …