Community-Based Water Projects
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Skills training to meet a community’s vision
The communities that Water First collaborates with are interested in building technical skills and strengthening capacity for independent resource management. These communities have identified education and training as a key component to managing water resources and tracking the effects of climate change.
Through partnership with communities, Water First has designed training modules that cover topics related to water quality, data management, climate change, and fish conservation. Our Community-Based Water Projects Program is adaptable to meet individuals and communities where they are at.
Projects completed by the communities
Our training often incorporates an environmental water project because project-based training provides a way to apply new knowledge and skills out on the water. Each project is shaped by the community’s long-term goals, ensuring that the work is relevant and meaningful.
A project completed for a community, by a community, can provide invaluable experience and increased confidence through the process.
Water First worked with Brunswick House First Nation for over two years to help build capacity for their new Climate Change Monitoring Program. We led five workshops focused on water quality and hydrology, data analysis and communication and GIS. These workshops enhanced the technical skills of a team of four young adults in the community, improving their ability to collect and interpret information about the health of their waters, as well as share it with their community.
“My goal for this project is to create climate change awareness in the community and document long term effects of climate change. I would like to see the project continue to strive for years to come. Climate change means to me that Mother Earth is in pain and she needs more people to protect the water, the trees, the ground and everything in between.”
